DioLite 532?

[asammy1]

Has anyone ever had this type of laser treatment before? I have a consultation on the 21st to treat the tiny broken capillaries on my cheeks.

Any info on this laser treatment that you have would be greatly appreciated.

Here is a link to my derm's office and their info on it which doesn't really say much...

http://www.pariserderm.com/

It's under the services link.

Thanks,

Andrea

[boyandhisdog]

Andrea,
I have been to two physicians who utilize this laser (or other KTP 532 machines which are the same exact thing). I have visible vessels on my cheeks and nose. I did not have very much success with this laser. They immediately disappear but in a couple of days they re-appear, but that doesn't mean it won't work for you.
The vessels on the nasal crease are the most dificult to remove as I believe they have the highest flow/pressure. There is also a belief that the smaller the vessel the more difficult it is to remove with the 532. The physician literally traces the vessel with the laser and the theory goes that if the vessel is very small (albeit still visible) there is not enough blood in it to absorb the heat and cause it to close/seal.
Not to sound too jaded but I believe the consultation is a waste. Every doc believes his machine is effective and curative. My logic? If I get a treatment and it didn't work, if I don't go back the doc thinks I was "cured" since I never went back. If I do go back, he wants to get paid for another visit because the second time is sure to work and the end result is the same if I don't go back, the second time must have worked. If I go back to let him know that the second time didn't work, my vessels are "resistant". From my reading, there sure are a lot of "resistant" people.
Again, that doesn't mean it won't work for you and as long as the price is reasonable, I have never found that that it made anything particularly worse.
The only thing I have had luck with is V-beam (pulsed dye laser) at high settings that induce purpura. That, after trial and error with numerous systems, is what I would personally recommend.
Good luck and please keep us posted on how it goes for you.
Rob

[phlika29]

I had what I would consider good success with the KTP 532 in the past. It was a few years ago now and the doctor was very aggressive in her approach (although I wasnt particuarly aware of this at the time). She would repeatidly go over my cheeks with the laser set on a sa a small spot size and by the end of the session I was already blowing up like a ballon.

I found that it did help with both broken veins and surface redness. Having said that I have had it since with a different doctor who uses a different apporach much less aggresive approach (larger spot size at a higher level but only one pass) and it was not so effective.