Preserving Layer Style Appearance When Flattening Image

I'm using Photoshop CS3 on the latest OSX platform with 6 Gigs of ram, and 75 to 100% cashe allocation. I'm working at 400ppi.
When I create a bevel and emboss layer style to make a shape dimensional, then go to flatten the image or merge layers the contour of the shape on the inner part of the bevel gets irregular and a slight white highlight is added. I want the image to look exactly like it does in layers when I flatten or merge it.
I need to send this to a client this afternoon - could you help please? Thanks!

Not sure how Smart Objects would make a difference to this. I can't reproduce this behaviour, on any file at any size. Your images look like a classic case of rendering descrepancies, at view percentages. I'm also not sure they are labelled correctly - looks more like the flattened one is likely to be the correct one.
Do you have OPEN GL on? I've only got one other suggestion - Layer/layerstyle/ Global Light - is somehow being reset by your flattening process?

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