LASER TREATMENTS

One of the most common areas of telangiectasis is the face. Telangiectasis often occur with age in white-skinned individuals, who are heavily exposed to the sun. However, facial telangiectasis may develop due to rosacea disease, cirrhosis, AIDS, liver diseases, rheumatic diseases such as lupus, some hormone treatments (cortisone, estrogen) or some diseases that produce these hormones in the body excessively.

Varicose veins in the legs are common in some professions where familial predisposition plays an important role but also needs to stay fast in weight loss, abdominal surgeries, pregnancy, and standing.

Before starting treatment in facial telangiectasis, it should be ensured whether it is an indicator of an important underlying disease and a dermatological examination should be conducted. In the legs, the prevalence of varicose veins and the accompanying large and medium-sized varicose veins can change the course of treatment, thus, they must be evaluated by a cardiovascular surgeon and confirmed by doppler US.

Several types of lasers are used on capillaries on both the face and legs. Lasers such as Nd-YAG, KTP, PULSEDYE, IPL, PROYELLOW are used most often. The important issue here is the diameter of the vessel, location depth, and density. Do not forget to get information from your doctor about the vascular laser that is suitable for you.

The procedure takes between 5 minutes and 1 hour, depending on the number of veins. During the procedure, red chromophore in the vein is coagulated and it disappears by being contracted within the vein. Redness after the procedure is an expected side effect. In this process, it is also important to protect the skin from the sun and not to delay the treatment recommended by your dermatologist.

Redness after the procedure is an expected side effect. Use redness-reducing and tissue-repairing creams according to the recommendations of your doctor. Ice application is recommended for redness. The point to be considered in ice applications is that the ice applied continuously can cause ice burns, thus, ice applications should be done intermittently and should be stopped when the burning sensation subsides. Another issue to be considered in post-procedure care is to avoid applications such as Turkish bath, sauna, food vapor, hot shower etc. Also, it is necessary to stay away from procedures that damage the tissue integrity, such as home peeling, rubbing, irritation, peeling treatments, and scratching. After the procedure, slight blisters and swelling are normal. However, in case of deep and excessive blistering and incrustation, and if inflammatory conditions with discharge are observed in the treatment area, it would be beneficial to inform your doctor and be directed for appropriate treatment.

There is a scar and spot risk after deeply-located vascular treatments. It is important that these applications are carried out carefully by competent doctors.

Session intervals are on average 6-8 weeks and 1-3 sessions are applied on average.