Yesterday I had my 1st out of 3 Cutera Excel V laser treatments for periorbital blue veins under both eyes. I believe the periorbital veins treated under each eye have caused localized swelling exactly where the veins traced. By contrast though, my tear troughs appear more hollow. Is this normal and just a result of the contrast between the outer periorbital area swelling and the tear trough?
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December 29, 2017
Answer: Swelling of periorbitial vein after Excel V treatment
Depending on the particular area/concern you are targeting, we recommend treatments every 4-6 weeks. Waiting longer in between treatments won't lessen the efficacy of your treatments, it will only increase the amount of time it takes to achieve your final results (since most patients benefit ...
Thank you for your question. The Excel V is currently the best device at removing red spots, previously we used pulsed dye lasers like the V-beam. Even with the improvements we see using the Excel V it can take 1-3 treatments to remove telangiectasis and other vascular lesions....
I offer these treatments and frequently mix them together in a single session to give faster results in appropriate patients. I will assume you are having the 532 excel v treatment followed by the Genesis V.
In those cases I break up the treatments so that the 532 is given once a...