A vascular laser uses pulses of light to target and seal unwanted blood vessels of the skin. The laser colour is precisely chosen to selectively damage and remove only the abnormal blood vessels, sparing the surrounding normal skin structures. The laser procedure is extremely safe and effective in removing unwanted blood vessels and treating red skin changes.

How does the treatment work?

Copper bromide laser

The fine Copper bromide laser beam is precisely drawn over the unwanted blood vessels to seal them up and remove them. The pulses of light are selectively absorbed only into the blood vessels so that the vessels are gently and precisely heated, enabling them to be sealed up. The copper bromide laser is ideally suited to treat dilated or broken capillaries (telangiectases) of the face which arise from inflammatory skin conditions or sun damage. These dilated blood vessels may even arise as a result of surgical and other scarring and removal of these vessels can help to disguise these scars. This laser is used to treat small blood vessel haemangiomas which sometimes arise even in the skin of children but many of which arise as our skin ages. This laser may even be used seal up dilated leg veins, although an injection technique, microsclerotherapy, is usually needed for these in the first instance.

Pulsed dye laser

The Vbeam pulsed dye laser is gently pulsed over the skin containing unwanted blood vessels, to seal these vessels up and remove them. The pulses of light are selectively absorbed only into the blood vessels so that the vessels are gently and precisely heated, enabling them to be sealed up. The Vbeam laser is ideally suited to treat dilated or broken capillaries (telangiectases) of the face which arise from inflammatory skin conditions or sun damage. These dilated blood vessels may even arise as a result of surgical and other scarring and removal of these vessels can help to disguise these scars. This laser is also specifically designed to treat the troublesome skin flushing associated with rosacea and the skin redness of the neck (poikiloderma) which occurs with severe sun damage to this delicate skin. The Vbeam laser is used to treat small blood vessel haemangiomas which sometimes arise even in the skin of children but many of which arise as our skin ages. This laser may even seal up dilated leg veins, although an injection technique, microsclerotherapy, is usually needed for these in the first instance.

The Vbeam pulsed dye laser has other uses in treating warts or verrucas, localised psoriasis, and other blemishes.