The Copper bromide laser produces very short pulses of a special type of yellow light which is only absorbed by red blood cells in the abnormal vessels and over the following days the vessels shrink so that they are no longer visible. This laser has a fine beam which can be delicately traced over the dilated blood vessels to seal them up. The Copper bromide laser is able to selectively treat dilated blood vessels in the skin without harming surrounding skin structures.

Because the laser light is not absorbed by the skin itself, the laser is able to lighten the various blood vessel marks without producing any scarring to the skin.

The copper bromide laser is ideally suited to treat ‘broken’ capillaries (telangiectases) of the face which arise from inflammatory skin conditions or sun damage. It is also used to treat small blood vessel haemangiomas.