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Vbeam for capillaries now left scarred
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Vbeam for capillaries now left scarred
suzie7777March 13, 2017
$300
About 9 months ago I went to a dermal clinic in Kew Melbourne and met with a dermal clinician who seemed very confindent in her vbeam treatments and assured me I would a nice result for some general redness in my cheeks.
The clinic was modern, there were good reviews and she even wore a white coat to seem professional. I thought it was a simple enough procedure and went ahead. Now I have had lasers before but this one was really painful, still my mind said she is the professional she knows what she is doing. I pushed through at the end I was strange dot patterns on my face that were dark red like she had gone a number of times in the same spots. Within hours my face swelled up to over double its size and I got weeping and blistering. At this point I was worried and felt somthing was wrong. The clinician told me to just moisterise and got am affliated doctor to perscribe me antibiotics. My healing took well over a week. Over the coming months I saw my skin texture was not the same. I went to a couple of dermatologists and all told me the same. The treatment was overly agressive and had burned me. They said my cheek now had atrophic scarring resulting from damage to the reticular dermis. This was devastating to my as I always had nice skin and no scars before and now my world was shuttered. Now I can't stop looking at my skin in different lighting as certain lighting really highlights the indentations and the cheek is such an obvious area. Even make up can't hide it. And I have to wear heavy concealer to try and fill in the dents. This has been a nightmare!! Really has affected my confidence and quality of life.
Have done 4 dermapen sessions and spent a lot of money on skincare and dermatologist appointments. The hardest part is hearing that scars are permanent. Feel really upset that this person could just ruin my life this way. Be careful who you choose to do your lasers. Will continue with professional microneedling and add factor 4 prp. And hope that those scars get some lifting. And I can feel somewhat normal again!
The clinic was modern, there were good reviews and she even wore a white coat to seem professional. I thought it was a simple enough procedure and went ahead. Now I have had lasers before but this one was really painful, still my mind said she is the professional she knows what she is doing. I pushed through at the end I was strange dot patterns on my face that were dark red like she had gone a number of times in the same spots. Within hours my face swelled up to over double its size and I got weeping and blistering. At this point I was worried and felt somthing was wrong. The clinician told me to just moisterise and got am affliated doctor to perscribe me antibiotics. My healing took well over a week. Over the coming months I saw my skin texture was not the same. I went to a couple of dermatologists and all told me the same. The treatment was overly agressive and had burned me. They said my cheek now had atrophic scarring resulting from damage to the reticular dermis. This was devastating to my as I always had nice skin and no scars before and now my world was shuttered. Now I can't stop looking at my skin in different lighting as certain lighting really highlights the indentations and the cheek is such an obvious area. Even make up can't hide it. And I have to wear heavy concealer to try and fill in the dents. This has been a nightmare!! Really has affected my confidence and quality of life.
Have done 4 dermapen sessions and spent a lot of money on skincare and dermatologist appointments. The hardest part is hearing that scars are permanent. Feel really upset that this person could just ruin my life this way. Be careful who you choose to do your lasers. Will continue with professional microneedling and add factor 4 prp. And hope that those scars get some lifting. And I can feel somewhat normal again!
Replies (4)
March 20, 2017
April 12, 2017
HI SUZIE7777, Thanks for sharing your story, i do hope the dermapen can help you, I saw a dermal clinician in kew, about having the same treatment, not long ago, i havent any tretment yet, as i,m concerned it might scar, which has unfortunally happened to you. I,M Wondering if it,s the same place i went to, they also wore white uniform, and seemed confident with her vbeam treatments. IT,S got me thinking now.
April 12, 2017
Yea sounds the same, clinic I went to is victorian dermal clinic in kew. With the head dermal therapist, she doesn't have the laser in the kew clinic so she'll want you to go to a clinic in Richmond.
April 12, 2017
Thankyou Suzie, yes thats the place i went to, yes she also told me i,d have to go to a richmond clinic for the treatment. Keep us updated with your dermapen treatments, i have my fingers crossed for you. Thankyou again, for posting, your experience, much appreciated. Cheers.
April 12, 2017
Yea, Bottom line don't trust 'therapist's' to do powerful laser treatments. They don't have enough expertise. No matter what they say lasers have the capacity to damage deep, especially in the wrong hands. Even doctors can make mistakes, but at least the risk is less with doctors.
November 12, 2017
well my laser damage is done by a reputable doctor :) i guess we need to be alerted what these machine could do to our skin. it penetrates deep into the skin and everyone's reaction is just different
November 26, 2017
I agree! The CO2 fractional laser is a machine! Drs program them but that doesn't mean our skin will react the same. They take way too many chances with our skin! We pay THEM to be their guinea pigs!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support in the community.