Laser YAG damage. Can it cause volume loss? Is my malar edema permanent? What should I do?

February 26, 2022
Asked By:Steve Ben in La Celle-Sous-Gouzon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Hello, I need your help please. I am 30 years old, 6 months ago I had a venule removed from my lower left eyelid with a Yag laser (the power was 140). The aesthetic doctor insisted several times. Following this procedure I developed numerous telangiectasias, my skin is more wrinkled, very sensitive and I still have malar edema (the overall swelling lasted 15 days!). Do you think that the YAG laser can cause volume loss if there is an overdose? Is my malar edema permanent ? What should I do ?

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