How long does it take to see results from BBL laser for treatment of broken capillaries?

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I had a BBL done asking for treatment of broken capillaries and sun spots. Three days later, the sunspots are fading, but it looks as if the broken capillaries are still present. I used to get an IPL treatment and the capillaries would only take two days to start to fade. Is the process with the BBL different? It almost looks like they were not treated.

Clifford P. Clark III, MD · Answer

When treating broken capillaries with BBL it usually requires 3-4 treatments for full correction. Each session your settings may be adjusted according to your response and skin type. If after some adjustments in settings and no response you may consider treatments with a vascular laser.

Stuart Diamond, MD · Answer

Hi Jessica! The procedure for BBL is one treatment every 4/6 weeks. You will most likely see results after your second treatment. BBL will often times bring up sun spots to the surface and flake off. The more consistent you are with your treatments the better the results.

Thomas D. Griffin Jr., MD · Answer

BBL and ipl can certainly improve broken capillaries however neither device is exactly specific for them. To improve vascular changes they, and devices like pulse dye etc, take multiple treatments. these devices induce spasm of the vessel and damage to the vessels. These vessels then need to be resolved by the body. Therefore it takes longer to see the changes. I council my BBL patients that the changes in sun spots are seen first and that it takes 3-4 treatments to correct vascular changes.

How long does it take to see results from BBL laser for treatment of broken capillaries?

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