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Is it ok to do Finacea before Vbeam?

apfelkompottJan 25, 2016
I am going to have a vbeam Treatment tommorrow. The last two weeks I applied finacea (same as skinoren) on my face every evening. Was it okay? Or is acelaic acid and vbeam not a good combination?

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Dr. Dennis Gross, MD
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Answered on May 2, 2016
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