Aggressive facial resulted in darkened sides of nose - what treatment can fix this? (photos)

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resulted in darkening sides of the nose with broken capillaries. can my skin recover or go back to normal? what treatment should be done?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

​The best treatments for capillary issues are vascular lasers such as pulsed dye laser, Excel V, Aerolase, Venus Versa IPL, BBL, Laser Genesis or Yellow laser. The settings are determined on a per case basis, so it is best to consult with an expert to determine what will work best for you. We often combine vascular lasers with non-ablative fractional lasers such as Clear + Brilliant or Venus Viva for better results. I would suggest seeing a cosmetic dermatologist for a formal evaluation. Best, Dr. Emer.​

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong fractional lasers such as CO2 laser, we use lighter treatments for corrective skincare and maintenance of results. Our Thulium fractional laser, clear and brilliant laser, and Ultra Thulium laser are excellent options in our clinic. We also perform CO2 fractional and erbium depending on skin tone and tolerance for downtime. Patients do have to use a Melarase cream before and after treatment to help further reduce pigmentation after laser. Dark spots can improve with these treatments. I recommend fractional laser for incisional scars as well, especially after plastic surgery.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello nanaqq

My name is Melanie I am a Medical Aesthetician at Aesthetic Skin located In Winnetka, IL. I am very sorry to hear of the unfortunate result from your facial experience. I recommend IPL to help improve the hyperpigmentation as well as the damage of broken capillaries. It may take a few treatments to reach desired result. Please feel free to contact our office directly to schedule your treatment!  312-944-0117 we look forward to hearing from you!

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