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How To Treat Broken Capillaries, Spider Veins #shorts

5 May 2023 · 1 min

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Dermatologist Shereene Idriss explains that broken capillaries can't be cured, only minimized with laser treatment. Pulse dye lasers work best because they target hemoglobin in the vessels. Plan on three to five treatments in the first year, then maintenance every 1.5 years.

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2023-05-05

A series of three to five treatments in a year.

Approximately every year and a half.

Pulse dye laser (targets hemoglobin).

The speaker considers IPL "eh so so" (less preferred).

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Recap from our live how do we treat capillaries? You're never going to fully treat those broken capillaries on your face. What did I just say? There is no cure. All laser treatments can do for your blood vessels on your broken face is shrink them and minimize how big they get over time. As you get older, that means that you might do a series of three to five treatments in a year and then realize you need to do an ongoing treatment every year and a half or so to keep those capillaries squashed. The best laser treatment, in my opinion is one that targets hemoglobin. I love a pulse dye laser. People like the xlv. It is not my personal preference. I think IPL is eh so so.