Procedure
It treats a wide range of vascular disorders, including leg veins, telangiectasias or thread veins, rosacea and couperose, cutaneous angiomas and poikiloderma of Civatte.
The technique is designed to selectively treat the target, haemoglobin (the chromophore), without causing thermal damage to the surrounding tissue.
The laser light is absorbed by the haemoglobin in the veins, and the heat produced causes photocoagulation.
This heat is transferred to the vessel wall, where it affects the collagen and eventually destroys the vein and prevents it from reopening.
It is the most suitable treatment for removing varicose veins and thread veins. It coagulates the blood vessel so that the body clears it naturally.
Benefits
We treat the coagulation and haemostasis of benign vascular lesions such as:
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Telangiectasias
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Venous lakes
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Leg veins
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Poikiloderma of Civatte
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Haemangiomas
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Port-wine stains
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Warts
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Scars
Number of sessions
Treating thread veins with Nd:YAG usually requires about 4 sessions, spaced 6 to 8 weeks apart.
When results are visible
The effect on the vascular lesion is immediate, but several weeks (from 3 or 4 onwards) must pass for the body to reabsorb the treated lesions.
At the clinic we use Cutera’s XEO platform with Nd:YAG laser. As well as vascular disorders, it treats benign pigmented lesions. It is a safe, precise procedure with minimal recovery time.
The number of sessions depends on each case and the extent of the lesion. Results are usually visible from the first sessions, and the skin keeps improving over time.
