Beauty

[jubilant]

@ Shanus    For many years I have had one small broken blood vessel on my face. Lately I have been looking for a more hydrating skin care and have noticed a couple more of the blood vessels on my face since using them. I am really beginning to think some of the ingredients in these new skin care items may be causing it.

I don't have rosacea although my skin is somewhere in the middle between light and light medium and cool toned. I am 73 and I think we are about the same age.  I realize age may have something to do with it but never have I had another one till now.  Any thoughts on this.  Could it be a certain ingredient?

[Desertdi]

Gosh...I had a couple of those little "spidery" things on my face....and I drained them, and they never came back.

[sann]

They can be treated and effectively by a Dermatologist.....

[SilleeMee]

Using AHAs (lactic, glycolic acids) can exacerbate redness on the face.

[chrystaltree]

• They are called telangiectasias and they are rather common.  They aren't always related to age.  My daughter developed them on her cheek when she was in high school.  They are dilated blood vessels.  There are 500 old wives tales about how to get rid of them, none of them work brcsuse blood vessels are too deep for topical ointments or oils .  Often the vessels shrink over time and the dermatologist recommended rose hip oil to reduce some redness and to wait but after a year she opted for Pulse Dye Laser treatment.  The laser just zaps the vessel. It's a quick zap that she said felt like a warm pin ******.   Sometimes multiple treatments are needed, my girl needed three.  But the results were excellent.  Our health insurance paid because it's a medical condition, it wasn't cosmetic.

[SilleeMee]

I have numerous broken caps and red dots  all over m face from a medical condition. I go to have them laser treated, by a derm, about every two years. Some are gone forever, some come back, new ones form and others don't respond at all to the laser treatments. I just live with mine. Spent thousands of dollars for treatments over the years with some improvement.

[Trinity11]

@jubilant check your meds. As a heart patient, like yourself, one of my meds was causing this issue. For example, Vasodilators for hypertension can be a trigger. I was told the only real solution is laser. It definitely worked for me. 

Good luck and keep us posted.💐

[Shanus]

@jubilant   Hi. I'm a year older and have noticed a few broken blood vessels around my nose, but so far concealer is my friend. 

As I always suggest, please check with your derm re: medications you're taking, tratmentments available and skincare that may be making your redness/blood vessel issue worse.

I think the other replies here are spot on.

[Jaynah]

Original poster - laser therapy gets rid of them, done professionally by a dermatologist

or her esthetician.

[monicakm]

@SilleeMee 

I use both of these actives and don't have redness.  My question...redness isn't always broken caps is it?  I have some broken caps on my chin.  They've been there for years.  I don't think it's getting worse.