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A Ton of Spider Veins Surfaced After 1 Treatment of Velashape, Is this a Normal Side Effect?

MiLyBrMar 22, 2012
I had a ton of spider veins surface after one treatment. What does this mean? How can it be fixed? It this a side effect? It was not disclosed to me.

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