Spider Veins on Face

For spider veins on the face, I would recommend laser treatment or IPL rather than sclerotherapy. For larger vessels as well as small spiders the Nd:YAG, KTP or Pulsed Dye lasers work well and for very diffuse redness or flushing IPL is a great alternative.

Some veins/vasculature are big and require laser. Often it just requires one or two treatments. Some veins/vasculature are very small and can be treated with IPL( intense pulse light). If you have small veins/vasculature also have multiple brown spots and enlarged pore size then consider IPL as it treats those other concerns as well. Unlike the laser it will usually require a series of treatments to reach your endpoint. Good Luck!

The most common way to treat facial veins is with laser, not sclerotherapy. Facial blood vessels are often mistakenly referred to as "broken" blood vessels. These are actually very functional, just unnecessary and superficial veins that are unwanted. They are most commonly treated by laser treatment with the newer versions of the old Pulsed Dye Laser. These newer 595 nm. lasers are high energy of pure yellow light, one specific monochromatic wavelength that is absorbed by the red... more

Treatment of spider veins on the face is best achieved with lasers such as pulsed dye, KTP, or Nd:YAG lasers, Intense pulsed light (IPL), as well as hyfrecation. More than one treatment is often required and they can come back depending on the underlying condition (eg rosacea) if it is not properly treated. Sclerotherapy is often not used on the face due to risk of occluding vessels near the eyes.

Injection sclerotherapy should not be used for facial spider veins due to the risk of blindness. The vascular lasers including the pulsed-dye, Nd:YAG and IPL or hyfrecation for small telangiectasias are reasonable approaches, frequently requiring more than a single treatment session to achieve the desired results. Good luck.,

Treatment for facial spider veins generally consists of laser treatments such as the KTP, ND:YAG or pulsed dye lasers that target the red in the vessels or purple or blue color in the larger veins of the face. IPL treatments which is intense pulsed light may also be used. Sclerotherapy is rarely used due to the risk of embolization or breakage of small particles into the veins around the eyes that can result in blindness. While this risk is small, I would prefer to treat with the laser or... more

Spider veins on the face are treated by IPL's, lasers, electric needles and sclerotherapy. They usually need 2-3 sessions a month apart at a cost of roughly $350/session.  

Spider veins on the face, or telangiectases, are best treated with a laser. In general, I try to stay away from sclerotherapy on the facial areas due to the risk of complications. Telangiectases on the face are relatively uniform in size and depth and lasers can effectively eliminate these. My favorite is Pulsed Dye Laser, which is a 595nm laser that targets the blood in the blood vessels. Other lasers include KTP (better for smaller vessels), the Diode (best for larger vessels). You may... more

Yes, it has been used but many have concerns about the veins surrounding the eye and therefore it is not generally recommended. Lasers (KTP or pulsed dye), infrared, IPL and/or hyfrecators are the most popular methods of treating facial spider veins. With any treatment modality, there is a relatively high rate of relapse and you should be prepared to perform additional treatments over the years.