Best Treatment for Broken Capillaries on Nose?

For problems such a broken capillaries, lasers like the Pulsed Dye or Nd: YAG work best by using light energy to home in on ruddy pigment and erasing red areas on the face and body. When using a laser, a doctor does one pass, or several, over secions with persisten redness, The wavelength recognizes only high concentrations of pigment in the visible capilaries. Once heated, those vessels shrivel and disappear. In most cases, one to two laser sessions spaced over four to six weeks are... more

I agree with Dr. Oppenheim that you other options are the pulsed-dye laser (v-beam), KTP (q-switched 532/1064). The YAG 1064 laser is also very good for larger vascular lesions. Incidentally certain IPL devices are equipped with various filters and are more effective for vascular lesions. Another factor is whomever is treating you should be versed in troubleshooting and tinkering with settings to give you the best results. Choose your practitioner carefully. Good luck....

The Pulsed dye laser, V Star is the one with which I am most familiar, is an excellent laser for those troublesome capillaries. The Versapulse KTP vascular laser is also a good choice. For those on a tighter budget, electro-cautery ( the "poor man's laser" ) does just about the same thing, for a much lower cost.

If the vessels you are talking about are on the nasal alae (the side of the nose where it meets the cheek and upper lip), these are arterial capillaries, and quite difficult to eradicate. The best way to eliminate them (if they are big enough to stick with a 30-gauge needle), is via sclerotherapy using 1% sotradecol, 3% Polidocanol, or hypertonic saline--this is quite uncomfortable but usually works in one session. The next best way is with a cat's whisker electrocautery--this... more

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