Treatment for Broken Capillaries on Face

It sounds like you were treated at very conservative settings by a non-licensed provider (someone not a physician, nurse, or physician's assistant) at the med-spa.  IPL got a reputation for not working because so many spas bought them and had poorly trained staff treat patients at low settings that clients had no results.  In skilled and experienced and licensed hands, it can be very helpful for facial capillaries and redness.  We have worked with IPL since 1995 and... more

We would use a 940nm wavelength diode laser to treat small vessles on the face. I believe that IPL is also another great option. We don't usually inject sclerotherapy for facial veins / capillaries as the blood flow is faster in the face and would "wash out" the sclerosing agent. Please consult your doctor in person for your specific situation.

You would get better care at a plastic surgeon or dermatologist's office than in a medispa where no doctor is present.  Go to one of these settings for an evaluation and I am sure you will get a better result.

Although I agree with the other experts that the long pulse ND YAG is one of the best treatments for facial vessels, an IPL/ BBL Light based treatment will have less chance of bruising or darkening of the vessels. In my office I have both options available and will often start with the BBL which is one of the best IPL systems on the market and generally gets excellent results. If there are some difficult vessels remaining we may then use a different laser such as my ND YAG to obtain optimal... more

First, these are not "broken" capillaries. They are permanently dilated small blood vessels called telangiectasias. Your treatment would depend on how much money you care to spend. Electrocautery is an old-fashioned, but nonetheless effective, method of treating this problem. This would be a fraction of the cost of laser treatments. The best laser treatments would include a pulsed dye laser such as the Versapulse or V-Star or a 1064 Nd: YAG pulsed laser. While the IPL... more

There are several good vascular laser/light treatments to address facial blood vessels including the pulsed-dye laser, ipl/fotofacial and Nd:YAG long pulsed laser. The settings and particular laser selected depend on the size and depth of the blood vessels. I would consult a board certified physician - in fact in your part of the country, there is a group of dermatologists called Skincare Physicians of Chestnut Hill - experts in laser therapies - that I would consult. The spa may not... more

Greetings~ There are many options for the treatment of the small, visible blood vessels and capillaries on the face so don't give up yet. IPL is a common treatment because it can be performed by almost anyone because it is not considered a laser. (Just because it is not laser doesn't mean it can't be harmful in the wrong hands) In our office we utilize a multitude of different wavelengths and types of laser treatments including KTP, Pulsed Dye and Nd:YAG, as... more

 I agree with what has already been written.  The Nd:TAG laser is best and gets great results with no downtime.  When calling a doctor ask what lasers they have before making the appointment.