I've developed blue veins under my right eye and right hand side of my forehead. It looks dreadful. Would there be any danger removing them e.g. stroke, tissue death etc?
Bag2

I thought some type of solution was injected into facial veins to remove them???

Kimeberly, sclerotising fluid isn't used on larger veins in the face - just smaller - but yes, on the body. Works well on the legs

Yeah, like barely visible:) Swap you that for my broken caps!

had it done a few months ago

had both eyes done...underneath the eye and on the peri-orbital rims

the one on the right peri-orbital rim did not fade
the one on the left did

the many thin ones under both of the eyes did fade but for under one eye coming out of the corner
ALSO
in the corner of both eyes i got a blister....which have faded but also after 1 month "something" disappeared from underneath the skin leaving an indent in the upper tear trough area of one eye

it didn't happen immediately it took a good month. i say "something" disappeared cause i am not sure if it was fat or what is called a gel-like substance by some that is under the skin.

anyway, my plastic surgeon who used to do my botox had to fill the area with juve but she said the laser which was a non-ablative coolglide melted the fat in that area

i have to say, initially i had one pass on the peri-orbitals and the outer under eye then i waited 6 hours and came back for a check up in which i had another pass but this time i asked to do the inner corners since i had straggly blue veins extending out of or into that very thin area....

i was taking a risk with this second pass IMO since the skin is very thin there and the laser gun was too bulky to even get to it but it managed to get there and i wound up with 2 blisters in both inner corners

initially it seemed like the laser was done on each vein individually but then during the second pass it seemed like the whole under eye was being passed over....
oh by the way i was told that the laser gun was too bulky to reach the inner eye area but i said what if i pulled the lid down....in other word, i "pushed" for the laser to be used there

a lot of the veins disappeared but was told to come back if they reappeared or didn't fade as much as i would like in the next year FOR FREE!!!!

like i said very nice

anyway, the other eye with the blue vein on the peri-orbital rim did not disappear though and i just had it filled with very little resty underneath it and now it is barely visible!!
i guess the resty is covering it or the water retention from the resty is.

looking back, i am of two minds: one, due to the laser experience, i learned a lot and found another doctor that only does injectables so i am grateful
two, i don't think i will ever do laser again under the eyes

although i do think there is less risk doing this on the outer peri-orbital rims or sides of the eyes if they come back or appear there

oh, on a somber note, my ps said that she advised against one of her patients who had fillers throughout her face having a laser treatment to her face for fear the laser's heat would cause the water retained in her face due to the fillers to boil and burn her!!!! and that this pertains to ablative and non-ablative

i know everyone is different when it comes to laser experience and

not to scare you but if you have any fillers in you face that retain water be careful.

hope this helps

the skin center was very accommodating though

oh i know dcnga

i am so grateful, you do not know!!!!

she is very honest with me and we developed a personal relationship

i usually learn best through experience though and not warnings, as i went for this blue vein laser treatment AFTER she told me
a story about someone she did fat grafts to and after 6 months the person went against her advice for a laser treatment someplace else (though i forgot which one) and she came back not burned but the fat melted!

as you can see, i'm a risk taker...

but i have learned a lot from your posts to me

thank you

First glance, I would say no because if you read the description of what the Cool Glide does to the veins, they are virtually choked off after the laser is used on them. Not much difference in shutting them down (no blood flow) with laser than taking them out, IMO.

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. ~Socrates~ (I pretend to be a cat with a lime carved as a helmet on my head)

I was just at my PS' office this morning, we did just a little of this and that (Juvie and Botox)
Since my F/L I have had two veins pop out under each eye and some light veins along the jawline.
His nurse showed me the YAG laser, said it hurts like a rubber band and would take 1 session, 20 minutes, for around $250
OO and they put those very creepy shields in your eyes.
I am game for this but I know zip about lasers.

He said if we just went ahead and put some Juvie or gasp maybe some Sculptra under my eyes when I have a volumising with more Sculptra later in the year, he'd feel better about not exploding that vein as it is now and causing big time bruising all along that side of my face.

Yag experiences anyone?

Miss J~please move my post if it's not the right section to post in

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jenny32301

you might be right - i guess i just escaped beforehand whereas last time there was some definite problem. My broken cap area is pretty specific too - just the nostril area, I can imagine being much more upset if I swa the same kind of changes anywhere else on my face..

The blue veins on my temple region did appear after my ill-fated surgery. I've been treated for rosacea on the cheeks and nose with laser but it does come back. I'll check with my derm again to see what else can be done. He's a laser pioneer so he likes laser...