question about Indianapolis photoderm

[Guest guest]

I am finally going to go in and have an evaluation, and I have a couple of

questions for those of you who have already been there:

Was your case mild or severe? Mine is mild. I am wondering if I should

bring a niacin tablet with me to the appointment to induce a flush. My main

problem is flushing.

Did you feel that their prices were reasonable? I know that Bitter's Los

Gatos web site charges roughly $400 per treatment and I'm assuming Vein

Solutions prices are comparable. (On the vein solutions web site it says

that screening/evaluation is free, although I didn't confirm that when I made

the appointment.)

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

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In terms of redness, flushing, and blemishes, my case

is mild. Only a couple very small visible thread veins

on the side of my nose when I started. But my skin's

always been really sensitive--since the rosacea kicked

in, I've been reacting to everything (even photoderm,

it seems). I didn't try to induce a flush for my first

two treatments--I thought it would be better, at

first, if they could see how my skin usually looks so

they could get the treatment settings right. I did

drink some hot tea before treatment #3, and pinked up

a little for them. You might want to call the clinic

and ask what they prefer you do. You could also bring

the niacin with you and not take until after you have

been evaluated.

Since your case is mild, this clinic may tell you that

you have the option of treating only the problem

areas. Nevertheless, it might be a better idea to

treat the entire face anyway--that way, you can be

sure you're hitting all the vessels contributing to

your rosacea. You can't always tell where those little

buggers are hiding out!

Good luck to you...

PS: I'm paying $450 for a full-face tx at Bitter's SF

clinic.

--- Rez@... wrote:

>

> I am finally going to go in and have an evaluation,

> and I have a couple of

> questions for those of you who have already been

> there:

>

> Was your case mild or severe? Mine is mild. I am

> wondering if I should

> bring a niacin tablet with me to the appointment to

> induce a flush. My main

> problem is flushing.

>

> Did you feel that their prices were reasonable? I

> know that Bitter's Los

> Gatos web site charges roughly $400 per treatment

> and I'm assuming Vein

> Solutions prices are comparable. (On the vein

> solutions web site it says

> that screening/evaluation is free, although I didn't

> confirm that when I made

> the appointment.)

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

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