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Hey!
I am going to get treatment for my blushing/redness with Candela Vbeam Perfecta, but I still have a few zits on my face, is that going to be a problem? Also what can i expect from this treatment? How many sessions do I need? How long between each session? Anyone tried Vbeam? Please share ur experiences.
Edit: Read some pages and I'm really excited about Shantelle also recommending the exact same Vbeam treatment! Got an appointment in mid October, so can't wait. Mid October will also mark the two year mark after my accutane treatment ended!
Hopefully more recovery time, Vbeam and some talking with a shrink will make me a lot better by next summer! 
Hey!
I am going to get treatment for my blushing/redness with Candela Vbeam Perfecta, but I still have a few zits on my face, is that going to be a problem? Also what can i expect from this treatment? How many sessions do I need? How long between each session? Anyone tried Vbeam? Please share ur experiences.
Edit: Read some pages and I'm really excited about Shantelle also recommending the exact same Vbeam treatment! Got an appointment in mid October, so can't wait. Mid October will also mark the two year mark after my accutane treatment ended!
Hopefully more recovery time, Vbeam and some talking with a shrink will make me a lot better by next summer!
I was going to suggest to read Shantelle's post, but it looks like you already did....Let us know how things work out with the Vbeam....
So, I got my first treatment with Cadela Vbeam Prefecta today! Did both sides of my face, not nose and forehead. When I took the train home i went from cold weather to hot train, and as always I felt the blood coming to my face, but this time it stopped, and I didnt get hot or blushed. And I actually think it was real, not something I'm imagining since i just got the treatment. Anyways, I know the results probably will take a few weeks to show. Got a new appointment 6 December, which is 7weeks.
I have read a lot about the Vbeam Perfecta treatment against rosacea, and the results are quite mixed. It does wonders for some, and doesnt really help others.
But when it comes to people who suffer from redness/flushing from accutane, I have only read bout 3-4 people that have gone through Vbeam Perfect treatment, and they have all had amazing results. So I am very excited, hopefully I'll thank god for the Vbeam in a couple months. The derm I'm going to is also extremely experienced.
The treatment was actually a bit more hurtful than I had imagined, especially on the thinner skin closer to my eyes. But it was really nothing compared to what redness/flushing does every day.
So I'm optimistic, will report back with results!
Hello A New Start,
I've had many V beams and I always find immediately after the procedure and for 24ish hours following my face is much cooler and less prone to flushing. This is because the V beam has a "cooling wave" pulse that is used after each laser beam is pulsed out from the machine. It leaves a rebound cooling affect on the skin for a little while after the procedure.
Be prepared for flushing to slowly get worse for a few weeks, peaking around weeks 2 or 3, and calming down around week 6. This is all normal and gets me anxious every time that I either got no results or it made things worth, but after 6-8 weeks there is always an improvement compared to before the procedure.
Hello A New Start,
I've had many V beams and I always find immediately after the procedure and for 24ish hours following my face is much cooler and less prone to flushing. This is because the V beam has a "cooling wave" pulse that is used after each laser beam is pulsed out from the machine. It leaves a rebound cooling affect on the skin for a little while after the procedure.
Be prepared for flushing to slowly get worse for a few weeks, peaking around weeks 2 or 3, and calming down around week 6. This is all normal and gets me anxious every time that I either got no results or it made things worth, but after 6-8 weeks there is always an improvement compared to before the procedure.
Oh, yeah I guess that explains it. Thought it was kinda weird with so quick results. Actually went and grabbed some pizza after the treatment was done, and even though there was a pretty cute girl as a waitress I had no signs of blushing. Feelt so good. Even if i don't get any results with it, it was still kinda worth it, cause feeling normal again, if only for a short moment, was just ..beautiful lol
Thanks for letting me know! If I didn't know and the flushing would have gotten worse over the next weeks, it would be so depressing.
How many treatments have u taken? Did accutane only leave you with flushing/redness, or also other things? Have u experienced any significant changes after Vbeam, and if so, do they still last?
I have had 5 v beams with 4 non pupuric and 1 pupuric
the pupuric (bruising) was definitively best for taking away the cosmetic aspect of flushing (redness, broken caps) and probably did more in 1 go than 4 non pupuric
accutane only left me with flushing and redness, but with v beams, medications like clonidine and celexa, i am in a much better place now flushing wise.
The v beams have also significantly improved my pore size in the long run, im just not sure if it is because the flushing was causing my pores to dilate and thats why they are smaller now or if the v beam did something to improve collagen
all the best
I did both sides and my nose. where the treatment is necessarily is really specific to the individual, my nose was prob my worse part while my forehead and are unaffected and in some people their chin is bad.
Okay, might also ask for treatment on nose next time! Really appreciate you taking off your time to answer my questions. And sorry, but there was just another thing that popped into my mind. Working out! I work out with heavy weights 5times a week, but my face actually doesn't get very red from doing it. I see lots of ppl with much redder face in the gym. Would not working out improve the redness/flushing on my face? Or can I just continue working out?
Thanks
thats my face 2 days post tane and not flushed. is this look like anything you guys have or should i not be worried? im still flushing post tane (only been 2 days though) so im hoping that goes away soon (when i flush my cheeks/nose get more red)
am i over reacting of my redness? (it still has time to go away tho i guess...)
thats my face 2 days post tane and not flushed. is this look like anything you guys have or should i not be worried? im still flushing post tane (only been 2 days though) so im hoping that goes away soon (when i flush my cheeks/nose get more red)
am i over reacting of my redness? (it still has time to go away tho i guess...)
You are red, but its extremely hard to tell exactly how red from pics. I understand that you are worried, but I would recommend that you just try to think about something else, and let some time pass by. There are many ppl that have gotten better in 6-12months after accutane. I would recommend you to give it a year, and if it isnt better after that you should see a Derm.
Good luck! It fades away for most people
I work out 5 days a week as well. I have also wondered whether the gym was affecting my flushing (although at the gym i am also less red than most) and have taken breaks for weeks etc. with no difference. I've discovered as long as what your doing in the gym isn't creating a flush than it won't worsen things. I myself have to avoid any ab workouts as they make me flush but everything else is ok. I wouldn't go to the gym for 1 week after v beam just to maximize results.
I work out 5 days a week as well. I have also wondered whether the gym was affecting my flushing (although at the gym i am also less red than most) and have taken breaks for weeks etc. with no difference. I've discovered as long as what your doing in the gym isn't creating a flush than it won't worsen things. I myself have to avoid any ab workouts as they make me flush but everything else is ok. I wouldn't go to the gym for 1 week after v beam just to maximize results.
Yeah. I feel like going to the gym is what lightens up my day, so stopping it would make me feel like shit. What do you mean by creating a flush? I never flush for like several minutes. But when pushing in exercises (squats, bench etc.) I do feel a little flushing/blushing in my face. But it goes away immediately when i finish my set.
So its been 3 and a half weeks since my first Vbeam. I really think my flushing has decreased. I don't have these little flushings when I'm in front of the laptop, and when they do come it feels like its on my nose and forhead(I only did both cheeks), so I'm going to ask him to take my whole face next time. Redness looks pretty much the same, but I'm also experimenting a little bit with cleansers/moisturizers, so they could be making it better/worse.
Anyways just a little question.Flushing/blushing/redness after accutane, is this rosacea? Or are there hopes of it actually fading away over time?
Hey guys! I feel like sharing my story.
Just to let you guys know, I have never been on any form of acne medication (prescribed)
I use SkinID.. well i used to.. kinda, i dont know, let me explain lol
About a year ago I started to blush, which is odd because i've never had this happen before. I actually thought it may have been my ADD medication, so i switched to something else, but turns out, it wasnt. (i do sort of a trial and error type of thing lol)
This whole time, i would use these pads with benzoyl peroxide and a facial wash.
But after research i realized that the benzoyl peroxide dried up my skin, so around May (2011) I stopped putting the acne medication on my cheeks and just stuck with my forehead, nose, and chin. (which it's ok because i have very, if not any, acne on my cheeks)
I noticed some improvement but, 7 months later, it's still here lol.
What i have realized, is that many acne medications, skin id, accutane, etc (anything that dries up your face) will produce redness. it's a fact.
Basically i have a liiiiittle bit of social anxiety with the flushing, just because i dont want people to notice it.
alot of people get nervous here and there, exactly the same as i do, but here's the thing. They probably have healthy, non-dead, skin on their cheeks, so they do not blush. I dont know if it'll get better or not, it's only been 7 months, i can wait another 7 if i have to, lol, not in a hurry.
But if anyone could tell me just something to keep my hopes up, that'll be great. (dont tell me to go on medications, therapy, or surgery) lol 
Hey guys. Just thought I'd chime in real quick talk about what seems to be helping me.
I started taking low-dose isotretinoin almost 4 months ago. Before long I started to experience more pronounced redness in my cheeks and nose, and I flushed much more easily. The change was most obvious when I would take a shower and my cheeks would stay bright red for several hours, which was something that had never happened before.
Anyway, as of this week, my redness is noticeably diminished. 3 weeks ago I started taking a few new supplements to help reduce the flushing. Here is what I'm taking:
Grape seed extract - 250mg four times a day
Glisodin - 250mg twice a day
Low-dose Aspirin - 81mg once a day
Turmeric - 500mg twice a day
Evening primrose oil - 1000mg once a day
Interestingly, I didn't notice any improvement until I added the evening primrose oil to my regimen just last week. Although I doubt the power of one supplement to cure redness, I have to admit it is curious that my improvement seemed to coincide almost perfectly with the introduction of EPO.
So yeah, just thought I'd throw that out there in case someone else finds these supplements helpful.
Was at my Derm today and had my second Vbeam treatment. Not seen much improvement, but thats not strange considering im only 7weeks post my first treatment.
anyways, I'm also getting some acne back, and he prescribed me Tetracycline(pills) and Tretinoin(Cream). I looked it up and Tretinoin is a acid form of vitamin A :S Is it okay to take this, considering accutane, which is vit A, gave me redness/flushing? I'm not sure, since its not pills and going into the body, but a cream and only applied on the outside.
I just checked Minocycline since this is a accutane/Minocycline thread, and if you search up minocycline on wikipedia it says: "Minocycline (INN) is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, and has a broader spectrum than the other members of the group. " So now I really don't know if I should take that either. The acne has only returned a little for the past weeks, so I might just wait it out and see if it gets any worse. Def not interested in taking anything that might make my flushing worse! This is so frustrating.
Hey guys there is a suffer from the U.K. that has this petition circulating. Sign it please!
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-roche-pharmaceuticals-give-us-the-truth-about-accutane
Hey everyone,
About a year and a half ago I finished a 6 month course of low dose accutane (10mg/day at first, 20mg/day later on) which left me with severe, debilitating flushing.
I had cyclic flushing which would occur every single night from around 7 pm to 12 am for around a year post accutane. It would also occur out of this time period if evoked (warm rooms, anxiety, etc.). It was extremely debilitating and affected every waking moment of my life during that year.
Luckily I study biomedical sciences at a Canadian university and had some knowledge about rosacea, and could recognize it pretty early on (got diagnosed 4 months post accutane). I knew I needed to do something drastic as I could already see damage occurring at the 4 month mark from repetitive flushing (broken caps, swelling, permanent redness forming) and I formed a 1 year game plan for ending the flushing and rosacea.
First, I waited 2 more months until the 6 month post accutane mark to begin V beam treatments with the AMAZING Betty Chan at the Baywood Clinic in Toronto. This is the only human being on the planet I would trust putting a laser to my face. I received 5 treatments over the following year, 3 non-pupuric and 2 that were purpuric in the areas Dr. Chan deemed appropriate (bridge of nose, right cheek). The last 2 pupuric completely eliminated all visible vascular damage on my face, and even improved skin texture and pore size by 50% or more.
I knew I needed to do something internally to stop the flushing from occurring, so the V beam could repair the damage without being aggravated by repeated flushing. I went through various medications over the following months (remeron, paxil, propranolol etc.) until I found a combo that stopped the flushing from occurring nightly and during the day. Clonidine (.025 X 3 per day) and celexa (20mg). The clonidine never did anything drastic but definitively took the edge off. Celexa at 20mg was the jackpot and helped eliminate any anxiety, warm room and nightly flushing from occuring, but only after taking it for 8 weeks (didn't do very much until the 8 week mark).
About 6 months ago I began trying topical treatments as an added boost. With a few that didn't work, I began Finacea. At first, finacea made the flushing, veins, and redness must worst. It almost looked like a rash on my face for the first month or so of use. I pushed through it because I had nothing to lose and after the 1 month mark my face became DRAMATICALLY better. Flushing was much better, redness was all but gone. If your going to try finacea please push through the first month to see if it's for you because it made me much worst as first.
Today I no longer flush. I no longer have broken capillaries. I no longer have redness. I can drink any amount of alcohol I want or run a marathon and look paler than others around me. I am finally happy.
anyone who lives in the Los Angeles area have success getting medications like clonidine or anti malarials prescribed? Im having an awful time with my doctor. she basically said that she cant do anything to help me and its my fault because i knew accutane had bad side effects before i took it. I need to find a doctor who will listen! if anyone has a derm or gp who is sympathetic and willing to listen who is around the LA area please please help me
thats my face 2 days post tane and not flushed. is this look like anything you guys have or should i not be worried? im still flushing post tane (only been 2 days though) so im hoping that goes away soon (when i flush my cheeks/nose get more red)
am i over reacting of my redness? (it still has time to go away tho i guess...)
This is what my face looks like right now! Although I"m only on month 2. I think this will be a long journey. I don't remember having too much redness on my first course, and I had 2 years in between, so I know that if I did experience this last time, it went away. Here is to hoping!