Two common methods of enhancements are fracture-filling and lasering, and if your diamond has been enhanced in either manner, you should pay less for it than you would for other diamonds.
Any legitimate jeweler will always disclose either of these treatments to the consumer.
Fracture-filled diamonds have cracks visible to the naked eye, which are filled with a glass-like substance that makes the cracks disappear except when viewed under a microscope.
If a fracture-filled diamond is treated carefully it might remain as beautiful as it is the day you buy it. But ignore the special care instructions and the filler can evaporate or change color, which will make the diamond much less attractive.
A prong gets broken and the ring needs to be repaired. In most cases the fracture-filling disintegrates leaving all the cracks visible.
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