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About 3 to 4 weeks is a good interval to schedule facial vein treatments with the pulsed dye laser. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
The skin of the face has a rich vascular network and recommendation to retreat facial thread veins with laser is every 4-6 weeks. Multiple session (sometimes 4-6) are needed to completely obliterate facial thread veins.
3 to 4 weeks between laser treatments of the same veins is the usual recommended time interval. Time to respond to treatment needs to be allowed.
I suppose that you will get different answers from different laser surgeons, but if I am retreating the same area, then I usually wait four weeks. If another area is being treated then two weeks is fine.
Once the inflammatory response subsides, and after 6 weeks, if they persist then you can seek treatment with laser. The KTP 532 nm laser or 1064 nm YAG laser are good treatment options.
There is no reason not to do any activities as the ones you mention after spider vein laser treatments. Read the ebooks and watch videos on my website.
It is difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of your spider veins, as there are many factors that can contribute to the development or worsening of spider veins. Standing or sitting for long periods of time can increase spider veins, but excessive pressure on the veins from intense workouts could...