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 If you have acne lesions, port wine stains, rosacea, spider veins, haemangiomas, stretchmarks, wrinkles and other scars that are red in color, then you might want to consider having vascular laser treatment.
Vasular laser treatment uses intense light to destroy the blood vessels of the areas affected by these conditions, leaving other surrounding tissues intact.
Spider Vein and Vascular, Unsightly Vein Removal
Laser spider vein treatment has become very popular because it is non-invasive and offers many advantages over sclerotherapy. While sclerotherapy may take multiple treatments and needle injections are needed in each vein, laser treatment may only require 1 treatment and needles are not used. Our lasers treat spider veins of all colors (red, blue, and purple) and our physician will individualize treatment based on your characteristics (i.e. skin color, vein color, etc.) We use the Nd:Yag laser or sometimes a filtered I.P.L. to accomplish your goals. Veins on almost any area on the body can be treated, although leg and facial veins are the most common.
Lasers work by targeting the color in the blood vessel and selectively heating them without damaging surrounding tissues. The laser will destroy these veins in just a few minutes. The vein may look slightly bruised after treatment, but the bruising will dissipate. Occasionally, a vein will become darker and may take many months to dissipate or additional treatments.
Is there any preparation required before Laser therapy?
There is no formal regimen for the preparation of sclerotherapy, although we will recommend that patients stop taking aspirin, avoid nsaids and smoking during the few days before the treatment.
Can Varicose and Spider Veins recur after my treatment?
Yes, they can start to appear again and often do recur, especially after childbirth. These are usually new occurences, which can be treated. However, it is probably most efficacious to wait until your last child is born before trying to eliminate all your spider and varicose leg veins.
For more information, please contact us at (310) 399-9142.
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