It is very red from the Venus Viva treatment. I wasn't made aware that there could be any serious side effects or many days down time so I'm not very happy, and very uncomfortable. Can you tell me what has happened and how to remedy this? Thanks
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Dear patient, swelling and edema is common after venus viva treatments in the facial area. I suggest that you call your dermatologist and ask about taking an oral anti-inflammatory such as Advil. Oral Arnica and cool compresses also help. Please make sure that you sleep with a couple of pillows...
Our office specializes in Venus Viva, employing the ablative Nanofractional RF for skin resurfacing. At this setting, it is unlikely that the Viva would cause deeper soft tissue volume loss.Best, Dr. KaramanoukianRealself100 Surgeon
Venus Viva has 2 handpieces: one is the non ablative Radiofrequncy device with no downtime.It tightens the skin but doesn't do anything for fine lines or irregular texture of the skin. The second hand piece is nano fractional ablative Radiofrequency (this is the new FDA approval)This hand piece...
