I went to get v beam over a year ago for a few small broken blood vessels. I had 3 treatments and was quite happy with the results. They recommended to continue treatment for maintenance and the last time I went (Jan 2022) I had a really bad reaction. My face was so swollen my left eye barely opened. A few weeks after I noticed some slight discolouration on both cheeks. I went back again in May, and now the discolouration is even worse. Is there anything I can do to get rid of it?
I was originally interested in only Smoothbeam to treat my overactive sebaceous glands and active acne, but while researching I noticed some people reccomending VBeam for acne hyperpigmentation. Can I do both at the same time or do I alternate between them? Ive been on Accutane and relapsed, had fraxel, microneedling, took antibiotics, tried homeopathic remeadies, tried IPL facials, etc. Would SmoothBeam and/or VBeam be a good investment or another failed attempt to cure my acne and scars?
I have had these for over two years and have seen multiple derms about them and they are becoming more frequent on my face. During my dermatology rotation the PA used electrodesiccation and got rid of a few of them. I would like to know the proper treatment, lasers especially that would work on these lesions. Would smoothbeam or resurfx work due to their high wavelengths?
I read that both work by targeting oil glands. Ive tried everything else from Accutane to Spironolactone to dietary changes and birth control and numerous prescriptions topicals, as well as dermatologists in two different countries. My friend told me about blue light photodynamic therapy and upon researching it I discovered smoothbeam. How are they different/similar and which one is more effective?
I've been using 0.025% tretinoin cream for a year. I mix 2 rice grain size of tretinoin with moisturizer and apply every night. My face gets slight pink but minimal peeling. I had an IPL for telangactasia without stopping Retin A with no issues. I'm thinking about switching to smooth beam 1450nm diode laser for acne as well as v-beam laser for redness/telangactasia. Should I still stop Retin A for both lasers if I was fine with IPL?
I'm asian and had the smoothbeam procedure performed on my face and neck on 9/02. Post procedure overnight I had developed tiny moon shaped patterns all over my face as well as neck.I had called the Laser Center the following day informing them of the abnormal reaction and when I had gone in-person for a check-up on 9/04 another doctor had decided to perfom an emergency fraxel session on my face and neck to help the moon shaped patterns fade.Post Smoothbeam/fraxel my entire face and neck started peeling and after four days the peeling had ended and my face was reddish/pink without any signs of the moon shaped formations that were caused by the smoothbeam.My skin was looking normal until about two days ago when out of the blue my face and neck started to darken up significantly compared to the areas around my eyes which were not treated by any form of laser. It's been about three days since the bronzing phase started and now it all seems like uneven splotches of brown and some of the moon formations have resurfaced on my skin but in a lighter shade than before. The doctor had assured me that the brown splotches will eventually dissipate after another week or two but now I'm not so sure because the moon formations have resurfaced and they never saw that problem arising again.I'm due back at the doctor's clinic for a second session of fraxel next month and was wondering if I should be getting another session of the treatment or should I be opting for other options to rid the moon formations and brown splotches? Do I have an abnormal reaction to the procedures? What can help alleviate the problem? I live in the New York area. Thank you.