Started suffering from vascular disease and circulatory problems in your legs? Blood vessels, swelling and pain in your legs? Then you need professional vascular treatment and, if necessary, laser removal. You should therefore contact an angiosurgeon who will do everything possible to make your circulatory problems disappear or to minimise the discomfort.
During the consultation, if the doctor notices abnormalities in the blood vessels, a special vascular test – an echoscopy of the leg veins – may be ordered. This examination can assess the condition of the blood vessels in the legs, diagnose varicose veins and other vascular diseases.
Causes of vascular prominence, swelling:
- Genetic inheritance (if family members have problems with blood vessels, there is a good chance that you will too);
- Women are more likely to have problems with blood vessels than men;
- Overweight;
- Pregnancy;
- Long periods of standing;
- Age (weakening of blood vessel walls).
Laser removal of blood vessels
The most popular procedures for removing blood vessels are removal with intense pulsed light or laser. The effect is based on the principle of selective photothermolysis, whereby the removal of blood vessels from the face, legs and other parts of the body is carried out without damaging the surrounding tissues.
Procedure for laser vascularisation
Laser therapy, or removal of blood vessels with intense pulsed light, is a fast and effective way to remove superficial blood vessel formations.
At the Laser Dermatology Centre, vascular lesions are removed with intense laser pulsed light. The laser penetrates deeply down to the specific blood vessel and the laser pulsed light destroys the blood cells in the blood vessels without damaging the surrounding tissue. This allows visible superficial dilated blood vessels to be eliminated without side effects, which is why patient feedback on this procedure is so excellent.
The laser vascularisation procedure itself is not a long procedure and there is some pain and discomfort, but no anaesthesia is required during or before the procedure. Special protective goggles are required during the procedure.
After the procedure
There is minimal discomfort after laser vascular removal. This depends on the extent of the procedure and the method chosen. There may be slight swelling or redness after the treatment, which quickly disappears. Patients should follow all the doctor’s instructions, avoid harsh facial cleansers, and use sunscreen.
Already after the first treatment changes are visible. After laser treatments, it is advisable to avoid direct sunlight and sunbeds for about 1 month.
How many treatments may be needed?
Depends on the size of the vascular lesions: smaller lesions can be removed in 1-2 treatments, while larger lesions may require up to 5 laser treatments.
How to prepare for the procedure?
There is no special preparation for the procedure, but you should avoid direct sunlight or visits to a solarium for 4 weeks before undergoing laser removal of vascular lesions. Also, if you are taking anticoagulants, you should stop taking them a few days before the procedure.
The effectiveness of the procedure depends on several factors:
First of all, the colour of the blood vessel. This means that different coloured blood vessels are removed with different lasers. What works for red blood vessels will be ineffective for blue blood vessels. Red blood vessels are best removed with an intense pulsed light treatment or a laser with a wavelength matched to the oxyhaemoglobin.
Laser removal of blood vessels
For blue blood vessels, a laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm (ND:YAG laser) is best.
Another consideration is skin colour. The greater the contrast between the skin colour and the blood vessels, the better the result of the vascularisation. The procedure is not recommended for tanned skin.
The radius of the blood vessel also influences the effectiveness of the procedure. A very thin blood vessel or a blood vessel radius of more than 2 mm may affect the result.
The procedure of removing blood vessels is also recommended:
- If facial rosacea is detected;
- If there is facial flushing;
- There are telangiectasias (dilated capillaries);
- If there are wine stains;
- Other vascular formations.
