Risks of Using Laser to Treat Under Eye Veins? (photo)

Hi XTM Guy.  Your eyes will be fine after this treatment.  We have treated the same veins you show in the picture before without a problem.  The only issue is that they often return after a period. 

While you are quite young, you also may want to consider Restylane under the eyes as the added volume can help hide blood vessels and get rid of the hollow undereye appearance.

This is not an uncommon problem and given the size of these veins you will do well with long pulse lasers using an internal eye shied (a standard practice). For other options of treatment watch videos on my website provided on the link below. 

While there may be no problems, ophthalmologists fear that even with an internal eye shield given the long wavelength (1064), your eye may not be protected. I would consult with an eye doctor before I do this procedure.

The primary concern when treating veins around the eyes is to make sure there is no risk of eye injury from the laser beam.   Typically I will insert internal eyeshields into the eyes prior to commencing laser treatment.  There are other treatment techniques that I utilize to protect the eyes.  I typically use a long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser for blue veins around the eyes.  Treatment of veins around the eyes is a sophisticated procedure which should only be done by very experienced laser surgeons.