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• Posted to Nd:yag 1064nm for Broken Capillaries on Nose: WARNING - Can Cause Scarring! - London, UK on 25 Jun 2012

  I am sorry that this happened to you too. 1 in 1000- I don't believe that at all! I am only using the Retin-A for now and will wait about one year to pursue anything else- enough time to allow the scar to heal (was advised by a plastic surgeon to wait this long). I have been proposed other laser-related treatments such as resurfacing but am hesitant at this point, to put it mildly. Right now my scar is not large (3 mm) and is skin coloured so while the indent makes it difficult to conceal, it is not that bad. I am afraid that if I try to make the appearance better, I may just end up making things worse. That is the risk. Good luck and let us know how things go for you. It is ridiculous that we are not warned of this beforehand, given the costs of these little procedures.

• Posted to Nd:yag 1064nm for Broken Capillaries on Nose: WARNING - Can Cause Scarring! - London, UK on 30 May 2012

  Hi- yes, the veins are fine lines on the side of my nose as is now, the indented scar! It isn't a huge scar (maybe 3 mm) but of course I am mad also because I was not told of this potential risk and would have never done the treatment had I had known. Anyhow, I did go back to the original doctor who said that it will fill in which it hasn't yet. They did refund my money for some laser genesis treatments that I had purchased in advance. Then, I saw a plastic surgeon who suggested waiting one year before looking at doing anything because he said that the scar would change over the year. A second dermatologist told me that she could try laser resurfacing. She also gave me a strong peeling retin-A cream to try to get a peeling effect. So far, I am using the cream only (just started last week). I will let you know how things go. Feel free to private message me if you want. The second dermatologist also suggested pulsed dye laser for the veins but as you can understand, I am really reluctant to try any more lasers!!

• Posted to Nd:yag 1064nm for Broken Capillaries on Nose: WARNING - Can Cause Scarring! - London, UK on 29 May 2012

  The exact same thing happened to me with a Coolglide laser and it has been three months and I am stuck with a small indented scar AND I still have the veins. How is the doctor going to lift the skin? With injections? Let me know how things go. There has got to be a better way!