Hello, I'm a South Asian woman who is currently looking for treatments for broken veins on my face. They're on the mild side but I don't want them because they're blue in colour. I'm aware that South Asians (Indian/Bengali/Pakistani and Sri Lankan) are prone to hyperpigmentation. I have hypermobility so my skin bruises and cuts easily. Would a patch test be appropriate first before going ahead with the procedure? Also, is it safe for Asian skin? Thank you to the doctors who'll answer this.
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This is fibrosis and scarring that require deep treatment -- dermabrasion, co2 or erbium. you likely will have time healing and get some hyperpigmentation that can be treated with peels. long term fraxel or halo will be needed for maintenance.
at home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify...
I am taking the liberty of copying and pasting below my answer to a question posed earlier today by another Realself reader wishing to rid himself of unwanted Bellafill: It would have been helpful if you provided photo or at least described where your Bellafill was injected. A hefty dose of...
I do these procedures all the time and do the laser first then wait a week for fillers. i dont like to do the same time as the laser sometimes causes some swelling
