SPIDER VEIN TREATMENT

Quanta Vascular Lasers can be useful complements to more invasive surgical procedures like EVLT and sclerotherapy, especially in treating leg veins too small for needles.  They are also useful as first-line treatments for facial veins that are either blue or red in color and often found around the nose, for small veins elsewhere on the body, and for other vascular issues.

The  Nd:YAG 1064 Long Pulse Laser wavelengths is uniquely positioned to treat leg veins, spider veins and telangiectasias. The long pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser is the primary laser to use for most leg spider veins. The endpoint is immediate disappearance of the veins with subsequent blanching of the skin over the vessel. If there is no response vein disappearance, incremental increase of fluency or decrease in pulse duration should yield satisfactory results. There should be no graying of the surface of the skin and again, the endpoint is still blanching of the skin.

About 50 percent of women and 40 percent of men in the United States suffer from some type of vein problem.  Non-invasive laser treatment of these veins has become increasingly common in recent years.

Sun damage, aging, hormone changes, obesity, lack of movement, genetics and pregnancy are some causes that lead to spider veins and other vascular conditions that can often be treated with lasers.