Light-Based Therapy
Treatment of Unwanted Facial Spider Veins or “Telangiectasias”
Although lower extremity vessels are treated with sclerotherapy, such treatment is not typically performed on the face. Instead, small vascular lesions and facial spider veins (including those seen with rosacea) are treated with light treatments. The thermal or heat energy delivered from these devices triggers the vascular lesions to close, similar to the way spider veins on the legs respond to sclerotherapy.
Intense Pulsed Light® is one such light-based therapy. Treatment of these facial veins is cosmetic; it is not covered by health insurance. IPL® is the device of choice at Cosmetic Laser Centers℠ – the sister company of Vein Institute of Pittsburgh℠ – for treating facial telangiectasias.
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Call Cosmetic Laser Centers℠ today at 724-935-4200 for a consultation to discuss your treatment options with an experienced provider. At your consultation, you will be provided with an estimate of your investment and an approximation of how many treatment sessions you may require to see results.
What is IPL®?
IPL® or Intense Pulsed Light® is used to address the most visible skin tone conditions. IPL® offers a non-invasive treatment that gently corrects the effects of photo aging and sun damage. IPL® treats a wide variety of facial concerns such as broken capillaries, age spots, benign brown spots, sun-induced freckles, and mild to moderate rosacea.
At Cosmetic Laser Centers℠ we proudly offer Lumenis® M22™ technology as our IPL® device of choice. Call us today to learn more 724-935-4200.