It’s been 5 days since my last recording and most of the bruises are gone. There is just a slight hint and when makeup is applied, they are not noticeable at all. When I go back for the 2nd treatment in 2 weeks, maybe I will put the recordings up on YouTube. If it is the same as this time, I won’t bother. I am also making a slideshow of stills to show the healing process. That should be interesting to see day by day. This is the last video of this series. I hope they have helped in some way, if for no other reason than to satisfy your curiosity. There are settings that the laser has that allows the patient to choose a lesser effective treatment, less sting during the treatment and less bruising, thereby possibly needing multiple treatments. The upside is that the bruises that do show up are gone in a day or 2. The other option is that they can choose a more aggressive treatment, which results in more bruising, more sting during the procedure and longer healing time. I opted for the more aggressive, thereby giving me quicker results, more stinging and lotsa purple bruises! BUT…I won’t have as many treatments…just 2. There are also choices in between those 2 examples. I hope this series has helped your curiosity. Thanks for the kind emails. God bless you.

This slideshow chronicles my first Vbeam Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment from the day before until 13 days after. I also have short, informative videos for each of those days, if you are interested in hearing little tidbits of what to expect. Those videos and this slideshow were born out of my frustration at not being able to locate this information from anyone else. I hope these are helpful to you. My bruising was a little more severe than some others because I chose to have a high setting to get it over with quicker. I could have had a lower setting and had less bruising, but more treatments.

1 day after Hi again. This is the first day after my Vbeam treatment. No pain. No bumps. Only little purple bruises. I slept on an extra pillow and woke up with a backache and a headache. If I had it to do over, I think I’d skip the extra pillow and take the potential swelling. I hate headaches! They are so debilitating. I see no difference from yesterday, but this is why I am recording each day. If you are as curious as I was before the treatment, you can see what reality is. There are settings that the laser has that allows the patient to choose a lesser effective treatment, less sting during the treatment and less bruising, thereby possibly needing multiple treatments. The upside is that the bruises that do show up are gone in a day or 2. The other option is that they can choose a more aggressive treatment, which results in more bruising, more sting during the procedure and longer healing time. I opted for the more aggressive, thereby giving me quicker results, more stinging and lotsa purple bruises! BUT…I won’t have as many treatments…just 2. There are also choices in between those 2 examples. If this series of videos has been a help, please let me know by leaving a comment. I will continue to post videos for this treatment, as well as the next one, which will either be another treatment to my face or treatment for spider veins on my legs. I hope some of you who click on my videos are finding them helpful and/or informative. Talk at ya tomorrow. Remember to …

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