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Veinwave EXTREME fail (photos)

angela_angelaMar 29, 2014
Look at my picture and tell me what I can do with this Veinwave Extreme Botch? Will a laser treatment get rid of this awful scaring? if so what kind of laser? Any other alternatives, I am just sick about the appearance of my legs after this treatment. Looks WAY worse than the actual spider veins looked.

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Dr. Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Answered on Feb 24, 2017
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Dr. Samir Shureih, MD
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Answered on Apr 1, 2014
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