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Treatment for Purple Veins on the Nose?

I have a couple of purple veins, quite dark on one side of my nose. What could've caused this and how do I get rid of them?

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Purple veins on the nose

March 28th, 2015
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Long pulse lasers are ideal for treating purple blue veins on the nose. They may require multiple treatments and maintenance treatments in the future. 

Web reference: http://www.VeinsVeinsVeins.com

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Vein Treatment

June 23rd, 2009
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We use the pulsed dye laser, the V-Beam laser specifically, for these vessels. The blood vessels of the lower nose are the hardest to treat and will require multiple treatments. They may not go away completely.

Stuart H. Bentkover, MD

Stuart H. Bentkover, MD
Boston Facial Plastic Surgeon
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