Laser removal of spider veins

Spider veins on the body – the phenomenon not rare. According to doctors, they are observed in 30-40 % of people. Very often they can be seen on the face and legs.

Red-purple veins appearing under the skin is nothing like an advanced small vessels. Veins can be venous, and arterial. The first more noticeable, have a bluish hue and often localized on the legs. Blood is usually located on the neck and face, their color is bright red, in diameter they are smaller. Spider veins can appear at any age, but over the years items.

Types of lasers

Remove asterisks carry out different types of laser:

• NdFeB. It is believed that it gives best effect in the treatment of telangiectasia. It can be used to remove both small and larger vessels for any area of the body. Main advantages: even distribution of radiation powerful cooling to avoid burns. Usually spend from two to six treatments at intervals of a month.
• Diode. Particularly effective in venous vessels of the blue, worse give him blood red streaks. Requires three to seven treatments at intervals of at least a month.
• The American system. On the affected areas affected by outbreaks. The method is particularly suitable for removal of blood vessels on the face. It can be used to remove rosacea and portwine stains. Requires two to six treatments.

How is

Before the procedure the skin is treated with a special solution without alcohol and it is applied to the gel for better contact of the skin and the glass which it cools.

A doctor wears protective goggles. If remove veins on the face, wear glasses and patient. When laser exposure occurs bright flashes. Normal any pain should not be, except for the light tingling and slight discomfort, so anesthesia is not provided. Moreover, anesthesia increases the likelihood of side effects.

The power of the laser beam for the lower limbs – from 1.2 to 1.7 W, the processing time of 0.4 second. For the face from 0.8 to 1.2 W, the time – 0.2 seconds.

To reduce discomfort and prevent burns during the procedure, the skin is cooled to 4-7°C. This can occur in several ways:

• using sprays and gels;
• by cold air supply;
• sapphire crystal with the flow of the cooled gas.

Two minutes to settle the sprocket on the nose.

To remove a point of hemangiomas and sprockets require one or two treatments. To remove the mesh, it may take up to five sessions with breaks.

If a lot of spider veins, treatment is carried out in several stages. First clean the largest vessels, and then the medium and small, and at the end – residual.

Small vesselsdisappear at once. The deeper they are and the bigger they are, the more sessions are needed for their removal, and the discomfort will be felt.

As for the removal of spider veins on the legs, the method will depend on the size of the vessels and condition of the veins. Usually it is tougher and the laser telangiectasia in the legs is usually applied as part of a comprehensive treatment. Usually laser treatment is combined with sclerotherapy. Laser shows at smaller vessels, sclerotherapy is when a larger. The effectiveness of the application on the face is up to 80% on the lower limbs – up to 40 %. You might require more than one procedure.

It is recommended to remove the asterisks in the fall and winter, to avoid sunlight and pigmentation.

Should abandon the procedure during menstruation.