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Can I have microneedling over veins? (Photos)

I have superficial veins, spider veins and just a lot of veins. I’m trying to target texture not the veins and I want to know if it’s safe to go over them!

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Overall, from the pictures, you have healthy skin. The first thing that stands out is that you have some mild depletion of facial volume that can be seen in the tear trough area, cheeks, nasolabial folds, and below the corners of your mouth. That volume can easily be replaced with either fillers...

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Will the skin ever suntan normally after finishing Microneedling and Latisse to re-pigment a scar caused by a scratch?

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Anna Chacon, MD, FAAD

This is a very thoughtful question, and the honest answer is possibly—but not always completely. When a scratch heals and leaves a lighter (hypopigmented) scar, the key issue is whether the injury damaged or reduced the number of melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment. Treatments such as m...

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Anna Chacon, MD, FAAD

This is an excellent question, and your concern about pigmentation is absolutely appropriate. Patients of Indian origin who tan easily are often in the Fitzpatrick IV–V skin type range, and that does change how I think about procedures that create heat or controlled injury in the skin. The s...

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A.J. Amadi, MD

At 7 months post-op, it’s common for the skin and tissues to continue remodeling. For the texture and mild crepey skin you’re describing, RF microneedling such as Morpheus8 may provide more improvement than traditional microneedling because it combines microneedling with radiofrequency ene...

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Anna Chacon, MD, FAAD

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