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Hi jess I went to the derm but they said there is nothing that can be done. I just was my face with dermalogica special cleansing gel and use their active moist and if I feel I need more once a week I use there special micro exfoliant followed by my differin. I will not do anything more invasive then that including peels or lasers. I had v beam laser done about 3 yrs ago that was done at too high I guess and it left me with hyperpigment, blisters that left small scars and loss of collagen ( i think fat) but thats what the derm. called it. I only went in to zap one little blood vessel from micro dermabrasion and she went nuts on my chin area which also left me with tons of broken blood vessels . So you can see less is more in my eyes. I think all this invasive stuff is really taking a big chance and I wont chance it anymore, If you hear of anything let me know. Thanks

Hi Dr. Allen- Since you are a doctor have you seen a lot of these issues that people are talking about. I ask because I had v beam laser done 8 months ago. I went because I had 1 small broken blood vessel on my cheek from a microdermabrasion treatment to help hyper-pigmentation. The lady said she saw some on my chin(I never did) and she started zapping me all over my chin area. I developed a few blisters 1 left a small scar and I have noticed the area looks like it has lost fat and I also got an indention immediately that has come up a little but not all the way. The skin is very dry and feels like you want to scrub this layer of dead skin off but it does not come off and I usually have oily skin. Also it is very red post laser redness I was told and the pigmentation is darker now in the areas. I went to the dermatologist whose office preformed this procedure and she said the indention should come up and "I still look good". I looked better before. I went to another dermatologist I never been to before and she said v beam cant melt fat even at to high of a setting but I notice the fat loss. Why are they saying you cannot possibly get fat loss from laser and I see it and also I read all these post of people having fat loss on the first page the member 1 had it from v beam. I cant use hydroquinone since I have a bad reaction and I cant use much on the skin area since its dry and red and irritated and other products I tried just irritated the area at this time more. The derm. did not seem to know what to tell me to do she said my skin is just sensitive but I have used differin with not problem up to the time I had the procedure so I could not have been that sensitive I just break out easy with stuff that can clog pores. So why do doctors say its impossible for v beam to cause facial fat loss and all these people have suffered thanks for any advice and comments

Dear Cherry- I am so sorry and so saddened to hear of your daughters passing. I don't even know what to say!!! I know that even though most of the people writing her did not know her personally but all feel so sad at what she had to go through . I will pray for your family.

Hi Awalk- just wanted to get an update on your situation. I to had fat loss on my chin area but due to v beam laser. I went in to have 1 broken blood vessel zapped on my cheek area and the lady doing it said she saw some on my chin ( I never saw anything) and she started zapping me there. The machine was way to hot and left me with a few blisters (1 that left a scar) and I have noticed less fat in the area that she did which was all over my chin. Did you do anything yet to correct anything. I showed it to the dermatologist who's office I went to and she said she did not see anything wrong and you still look good!!! That seems to be what a lot of doctors say in this situation. I also was left with an indention on the chin which you can see clearly and she said "it must of always been there I just did not notice." I have not gotten any sores yet and its been 8 months so I am not sure if they will still come? I do notice that the skin in the area always feels like there is a patch of dry skin that you want to exfoliate off but it does not come off. Let me know if anything has helped you and did you feel you had a lot of fat loss or is it the sores that seem worse. You still are a beautiful women . Also have you tried antibiotics for the sores or maybe anti virals since laser does seem to cause viral situations.