What is the downtime and price for such a procedure? Are repeated procedures necessary? What may cause these blood vessels to appear? I have a brown mexican skin tone.
October 30, 2014
Answer: Safe and Effective Treatment The most safe and effective way to treat nasal telangiectasias is with a pulsed-dye laser. Depending on the size of the vessels and the degree of bruising you are OK with having, you may require 1-3 or 4 treatments, each spaced about 2 months apart. Nasal telangiectasias do tend to re-grow, however, so most individuals require a "touch-up" laser treatment every 2-5 years, to maintain the skin telangiectasia-free.
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October 30, 2014
Answer: Safe and Effective Treatment The most safe and effective way to treat nasal telangiectasias is with a pulsed-dye laser. Depending on the size of the vessels and the degree of bruising you are OK with having, you may require 1-3 or 4 treatments, each spaced about 2 months apart. Nasal telangiectasias do tend to re-grow, however, so most individuals require a "touch-up" laser treatment every 2-5 years, to maintain the skin telangiectasia-free.
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May 29, 2020
Answer: Treating dilated capillaries These thin red blood vessels appearing on the alae of the nose in the photos are dilated capillaries.Normal capillaries are too small to be seen but become visible when they dilate.There are many factors associated with capillaries remaining permanently dilated; it is more common in those with fair complexions compared to those who have darker complexions.The medical term to describe a small blood vessel that is dilated is telangiectasia. Therefore, dilated capillaries are also known as capillary telangiectases.Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body.The other types of blood vessels found in the body – that range from small to large - are veins and arteries.In the skin, veins may also appear dilated – dilated arteries are rarely observed in the skin.Small dilated veins are known as venous telangiectases; these appear as blue or purple blood vessels, usually on the legs and thighs but sometimes on the face.Large dilated veins are known as venous varicosities or varicose veins.The terms spider veins or broken blood vessels are often used to refer to both capillary telangiectasesandvenous telangiectases; as such these terms are not specific.However, it is important to distinguish capillary telangiectases from venous telangiectases because they respond to different treatments.Capillary telangiectases (as in this case) respond best to 532nm (Nd:YAG) laser or 585nm (pulsed dye) laser; they don’t respond as well to 1064nm (Nd:YAG) laser.Laser is the optimal method of treatment because the light should be absorbed by the red blood vessel without damaging the overlying skin as it passes through it.Electrodessication (‘hyfrecation’), electrocoagulation and other non-selective treatments invariably heat the skin directly overlying the telangiectasia; scarring – linear or divets – are common.These techniques were used prior to the advent of lasers.Venous telangiectases respond much more favorably to a procedure known as Sclerotherapy than to laser.
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May 29, 2020
Answer: Treating dilated capillaries These thin red blood vessels appearing on the alae of the nose in the photos are dilated capillaries.Normal capillaries are too small to be seen but become visible when they dilate.There are many factors associated with capillaries remaining permanently dilated; it is more common in those with fair complexions compared to those who have darker complexions.The medical term to describe a small blood vessel that is dilated is telangiectasia. Therefore, dilated capillaries are also known as capillary telangiectases.Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body.The other types of blood vessels found in the body – that range from small to large - are veins and arteries.In the skin, veins may also appear dilated – dilated arteries are rarely observed in the skin.Small dilated veins are known as venous telangiectases; these appear as blue or purple blood vessels, usually on the legs and thighs but sometimes on the face.Large dilated veins are known as venous varicosities or varicose veins.The terms spider veins or broken blood vessels are often used to refer to both capillary telangiectasesandvenous telangiectases; as such these terms are not specific.However, it is important to distinguish capillary telangiectases from venous telangiectases because they respond to different treatments.Capillary telangiectases (as in this case) respond best to 532nm (Nd:YAG) laser or 585nm (pulsed dye) laser; they don’t respond as well to 1064nm (Nd:YAG) laser.Laser is the optimal method of treatment because the light should be absorbed by the red blood vessel without damaging the overlying skin as it passes through it.Electrodessication (‘hyfrecation’), electrocoagulation and other non-selective treatments invariably heat the skin directly overlying the telangiectasia; scarring – linear or divets – are common.These techniques were used prior to the advent of lasers.Venous telangiectases respond much more favorably to a procedure known as Sclerotherapy than to laser.
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