starryeyed said:Hi Cocodeco!Cocodeco said:Long time lurker here-- I finally got registered just so I could post on this. I hope the following helps you
Are you paying for this treatment-by-treatment, or did you purchase a package deal? If you are going with the former (which I hope), ask about what laser and model of laser they use on you. The best laser currently on the market is called a Gentlelase. It is very, very expensive, and you can expect for your treatments to run approximately $1150 for three treatments, but this will last. Trust me, this is coming from someone with fair skin and black hair who has gone through four dermatologists and their respective lasers-- I hope my failures can be of use to you.
If the dermatologist does have this, you can be relatively sure he/she is serious about quality laser treatment, because the Gentlelase runs in the area of $80,000 if I remember correctly.
But most importantly, under any circumstance please do not go to a tanning salon or anything of that sort for laser treatment, as this is something that ought to be done in a doctor's office. IMHO, I don't want some tanned woman utilizing a laser of any quality at or near my body.
If you did indeed simply purchase one treatment and they do not use a Gentlelase, please look in your area for a dermatologist with one-- it will save you money down the road.
Most dermatologists will have a laser, and most will maintain ones that are fairly decent, but look for the best if you want as few treatments as possible.
Another thing, numbing cream isn't needed if the laser is a Gentlelase- as it will spray an unharmful cooling agent milliseconds before the laser hits your skin and follicles. I am in no way "promoting" this laser-- I am not a dermatologist (I am a neurosurgeon), but my uncle is and I wish I had asked for his advice earlier
Heh, on another note, by me registering this means I finally get to post some of my baubles. Hello Pricescope
Wow - a neurosurgeon! That's impressive.
I second everything you said about the model and age of the laser. I went to a cosmetic surgery doctor for spider vein removal and it was a disaster.
The doctor shared a lease with a couple other plastic surgeons on a one-size-does-not-fit-all laser. He tried to treat sun spots, hair removal, and spider veins with the same machine. The woman just before me wound up with a grid of purple spots across her forehead for sunspots, I wound up with purple spots all over my legs AND the spider veins didn't go away. Ignorant, I went back to complain, he "treated" me again, and same lame results. Someone should have yanked this guy's license!
I called the doctor's office where I had a spider vein treatment 4 years prior (with much success) and they used an nD Yag - NOT what this other jerk used. You are sooo right - YOU NEED TO BE AN EDUCATED CONSUMER about lasers if you want to be certain of the results.
Thank you Starryeyed! Not to sound "cyber-stalkerish," but I've been reading on PriceScope for at least two years, and you are always super kind to everyone, and have great bling
I'm trying to figure out how to post pics of my pieces
. I think I almost have it figured out-- tonight is my personal deadline 
Well, thank you, but I think the only reason doctors are impressive is due to all the years of school required to become one
That's horrible! Truly. Have you thought about writing to your state's board of medical licensure and supervision? In comparison to laser hair treatment, I can only imagine how much spider vein treatment hurts even without a "one-size-does-not-fit-all" laser. At the end of the day, I hope you got the results you deserved.
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