What can treat little red vines on my face? (photos)

Hi Beth,



These little red veins that appear on your cheek are called thread
veins. Thread veins are actually very tiny blood vessels that run close to the
surface of the skin and look like fine wiggly lines. The medical term for them
is telangiectasia. I would recommend that you look into vascular laser, which
is a highly effective minimally invasive treatment. Laser light penetrates the outer layers of skin reaching the blood
vessels below. Targeted blood vessels soak up all of the energy in the beam and
are destroyed by the brief but intense heat. The body removes the damaged
tissue naturally.



Hope this helps and good luck!



Dr. Ariel Ostad

That is an excellent question. You are not alone. Facial veins are very common. There are a number of lasers which can be used. IPL/intensed pulse light, pulsed dye laser,  532/KTP or a YAG laser can be used.   It's more important to find someone who's experienced with lasers. Rather than someone that has a particular laser. You can get great results with all of the lasers. It's just important to find someone that's good.  I would recommend seeing a board-certified dermatologist.Wish you the best.Dr. Daniel Radin, Dermatologist, Windsor, ON, Canada.