“V-beam on cheeks to get rid of intense redness”
V Beam: Undecided
Pain: Uncomfortable
My dermatologist noticed the bright red mark on my left cheek. He said he could get rid of it with a zap of his v-beam laser for $150. He zapped it two times, and said it would be gone within 4 weeks. He said he didn't want to treat my red cheeks until he saw how I reacted to the zap he did. The red mark faded slightly immediately, and no more improvement after that. By no means did it disappear.
Three days ago I went back to another doctor at the same office, and had both cheeks done with the v-beam. The treatment was quite painful, though endurable if she zapped three times, then paused a few seconds before continuing. I left with a redder face than I went in with. The red spot on my left cheek was now a purple bruise 3 times larger than the original spot.
When I woke up in the morning, my face was so extremely swollen that I looked like a monster! I scare myself if I look in the mirror! It is ghastly! No one warned me of this happening. This treatment should not be advertised as "No down time"!
Today is the third day, and most of the redness from the treatment is greatly lessened. But I still had a red "flash" today in spite of the treatment. The swelling went down some yesterday using cold packs, but I still woke up horribly swollen this morning. Anyone know a way to reduce the swelling, especially under the eyes?
Oct 11, 2009Comments and replies (2)
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14 Oct 2009
Here's a related thread that might help: How long does redness last after V Beam?
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14 Oct 2009
Last week I had v-beam laser done on my cheeks, which were very red when I went in for the treatment. The redness caused from the laser occured immediately upon treatment, and I left with more intense redness than I went in with. I was told this is normal, that it meant the laser was effective. This intense redness, which made my cheeks hot with a burning sensation, necessitated using cold packs on my cheeks for 2 days. On the third day, I woke up to find the intense redness half gone! By the fourth day, all the redness caused by the laser (with the exception of the purple bruise on the spot on my cheek) was gone. Today is the sixth day. The purple bruise is half-gone. At this point, I am left with my original redness, which has been reduced by about a third of that which I had before treatment. I was told that this redness will continue to lessen over the next 3 weeks.