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If you are having Vbeam treatment, which is a PDL laser, on an area of your body which you are planning to have massaged, I would recommend waiting 2 weeks before going. The reasoning for this is your skin will be in the process of healing after laser, and any firm massage to the area can lead to local irritation and slow the healing process. After Vbeam I recommend use of sunscreen, sometimes a topical cortisone for 2-3 days, and only gentle skincare.
The only real restrictions I place of patients after VBeam is to watch their sun exposure and don't overhead for first 24 hours. A massage is perfectly fine.
I do not think it will scar, but it will take 10 days so to resolve. This is a bruise or 'Prupura'.These settings are used to treat birthmarks, and resistant blood vessels. Use some bland moisturisers such as Vaseline, or Aqueous cream, and sun protect. It will resolve with time. All the...
Vbeam laser is an excellent modality for patients who have rosacea, blushing of the skin, facial and body telangiectasia, spider veins, redness, post surgical redness, and skin flushing. It is a safe procedure that can be used at varying depths to help treat micro blood vessels in the skin. We...
I suggest seeing your dermatologist. Unless there was a specific reason for bruising the pulsed dye laser treatment should have been less extreme. Itching is common as the spot heals. If there is skin breakdown I suggest b5 hydrator and JanMarini Bioshield. Best, Dr. Emer.
Vbeam laser is the gold standard for deeply red or pinkish hyperemia on the skin from skin trauma or surgery. We use this laser quite often to improve redness in combination with Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily. Options for red scars include scar modulation, intralesional injections to reduce i...
Agreed, extreme caution is needed if you have lupus. Of note there are cases of rosacea like lupus in the literature. Lupus is part of a family of skin conditions that can Koebner- meaning trauma (like laser or energy devices) can worsen your lupus. Having said that, vascular lasers have been...