Spider / Thread Veins
Lasers can be used to treat Thread Veins on the face, body and legs, and this would usually require a course of around 3-4 treatments. The intense laser pulses cause the vessel walls of the vein to collapse and be absorbed by the body. This is a completely non-invasive treatment and will leave the treated area smooth and completely free of marks and blemishes. Laser treatment is so effective that potential patients can have the procedure on your face in your lunch hour and return to work afterwards. The laser treatment is completely safe and is a painless with many patients even combining it with other skin rejuvenation procedures as part of a facial. Thread Veins are tiny blood vessels that run very close to the surface and are usually blue or red in colour. Often called Spider Veins due to their appearance, they are fine capillary veins which normally develop as a consequence of age. They also appear quite commonly after pregnancy and are also associated with exposure to the elements and the sun. As well as this the chances of them developing can be influenced by other such lifestyle choices as alcohol consumption excessive sun exposure.