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Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:39 am  |
| What do you folks to do prevent these, treat the ones you have already? What skin products might cause them? I wondering about glycolic peels & retin A, may have caused a few I have. I definitely don't want them getting worse. |
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mrsminniver
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:26 pm |
| Mini broken capillaries on the face are mainly caused by washing the face with water that is too hot. Try showering or washing your face with lukewarm water to avoid further capillaries appearing. I don't know what one does to correct those that already on your face. I've also got some but I guess they will disappear over time. Hope this helps. |
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:19 pm |
| Retin A can cause broken caps. I think the most effective way to get rid of them is IPL. You can try rosehip oil. I don't know how effective it is. If you do a search on "broken capillaries" on the forum you should be able to find plenty of advice. This issue has been brought up before. |
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:32 pm |
| Gayle wrote: |
| What do you folks to do prevent these, treat the ones you have already? What skin products might cause them? I wondering about glycolic peels & retin A, may have caused a few I have. I definitely don't want them getting worse. |
Pulsed dye laser, and IPL work equally well to treat. Combination of genetics, inflammation, and angiogenic stimuli (everything from UV to chemicals, to all those cosmetics that "sting" or cause persistent flushing) can be causative. |
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:00 pm |
Hello!
I have them on the sides of my nose, and I am 90% sure mine are from pushing/squeezing to hard on my nose to extract my pores  This was all from when I was much younger & didn't take as much care of my skin. So please be gentle!!
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Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:07 am |
| Two of the main causes are sun damage and rosacea. |
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Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:31 am |
| I have quite visible capillaries currently looking into IPL, I use retin A and would like to know if it can cause them, I recently bought some rosehip seed oil but have yet to try it I was thinkin of retin A one night then the oil the next. |
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Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:53 pm |
| Firefox7275 wrote: |
| Two of the main causes are sun damage and rosacea. |
I would add childbirth to the list of causes for many women, I know for many of my friends and myself none had any broken caps. until they gave birth! All that strain pushing can do wonders for those little vessels!  |
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Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:50 pm |
Darkmoon I never thought about that. You know I have them around my nose and I must admit that thay appeared post baby #2...
I did push ver hard with him....
Ive tried IPL and laser and both times the problem came back. Ive been told the best laser for broken caps is Vbeam laser, which is not the type I used.You need to do it a few times too spaced out over a certain time frame. I was told IPL was more for pigmentation and not capillaries.
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Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:00 pm |
| Wow, if I could get rid of these red demons on my face I would be in Thrills-ville. I don't have many of them but even the few I do have really bug me. Not too mention I have no doubt I will get more in the future so I would like to do everything in my power, now, to avoid that from happening. It's such a pain in the butt always having to try and hide them (and I'm not even good at that, lol) so to have them gone permanently would be more than a-okay by me. |
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:46 am |
All of the above mentioned can be causes but just being pre-dispositioned to have them with thin skin is also a factor.
I have had several derms and estheticians say that Retin-A also causes them since it does thin your skin.
I had my bleph plastic surgeon start me on it at my 2 year check and then 2 weeks later my derm took me off and put me on Finecea for rosacea at my mole check appt. for that very reason. So, go figure?
The only thing that works for me is an IPL, which I am scheduling as we speak. They do need to also be done for maintenace yearly as caps do form/come back. |
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:11 am |
| I just finished a series of 4 IPLs and it did a really nice job of getting rid of the broken caps, but I know the whole laser thing can be a bit controversial (and expensive). Has anyone tried SkinActives Capillary Health Cream? I think the actives specifically targeted for this problem are licorice, hesperidin, and horse chestnut. I didn't have much success with this cream on my legs, but maybe someone else has? |
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:15 am |
| Panda1 wrote: |
| I just finished a series of 4 IPLs and it did a really nice job of getting rid of the broken caps, but I know the whole laser thing can be a bit controversial (and expensive). Has anyone tried SkinActives Capillary Health Cream? I think the actives specifically targeted for this problem are licorice, hesperidin, and horse chestnut. I didn't have much success with this cream on my legs, but maybe someone else has? |
Panda,
I think this and sagging may be the hardest things to see results from with any topical?
In all my time here it seems not many report reduction in a major way without more intensive procedures.  |
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Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:46 am |
I agree Dark Moon. I have tried many different topicals/specialty creams just for spider veins/caps but they cannot do more than affect/mask/calm the surface redness.
You have to actually get into the vein itself to collapse/dissolve it in order for it to disappear. But that is based on my own personal experiences plus the medical and professional advice. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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