Iridex laser is a diode 532 nm laser that improves the appearance of vascular and pigmented lesions. Patients see immediate results right after the treatment. Small vessels are eliminated after one visit. Larger vessels and lesions reduce in size and turn dark for 1-2 days. In a couple of weeks, the rough... more






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7 Jan 2009
Pulse Dye Laser is the treatment of choice, a good 1064nm Nd:YAG laser could also work. The PDL will tend to work a little faster on superficial veins than the 1064nm but should be kept to vessel less than about 1mm. I would stay away from IPL for treating visible vessels. It tends to take too many procedures and many times you are left with incompletely clearing. If there are really only three vessels to treat, that should not take your provider more than about 10 minutes. Cost should be somewhere between $100-$200 depending on your market and the PDL that your provider is using.