Treatment
SouthPointe Family Physicians, P.C. Wellness & Aesthetics utilizes the Sciton Profile 1064 laser and Sciton Profile BBL system to restore your skin’s youthful appearance. Broken capillaries and other visible vascular lesions including spider veins, small varicose veins (up to 3-4mm), facial vessels, hemangiomas and more will be gently eliminated from the visible layers of your skin’s surface. Profile has the ability to provide a treatment that is optimized to your skin character and condition. Unwanted lesions will be preferentially heated by the laser energy and become less noticeable. Some will even disappear and pigmented lesions will greatly improve.
We can successfully treat both blue and red vessels up to 3mm in diameter. Two or three treatments are usually needed with 8-10 weeks between each treatment.
Varicose Vein
Recovery Expectations
Your healing time will depend upon your actual treatment, and you may experience erythema (redness), which may last several days. There is virtually no recovery time and you may resume an active lifestyle immediately. It is important to follow your physician’s instructions as you may be given some skin care products and instructions on how to use them. This will minimize your risk for inflammation or redness and ensure the shortest response time. Any vessels or pigment denatured by the laser will be reabsorbed by your body over a period of time in a natural cleaning process. Most small capillaries will become invisible almost immediately since they will no longer contain blood flow.
Your skin will be sensitive to ultra-violet light and you must avoid direct sun exposure for a period of time. Most of the conditions treated by the laser will have been caused by sun exposure, so avoiding sunlight will prolong your new youthful appearance. You need to cover your skin or use a good sunscreen whenever you go outdoors.
