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Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery Thomas M. DeWire, Sr., MD, FACS Specializing in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery |
PhotoDerm VascuLight Laser |
| PhotoDerm VascuLight Treatment of Varicose Veins and Vascular Lesions: | ||
| ESC PhotoDerm VascuLight Laser technology is newly introduced, and FDA approved, for the laser treatment of various vascular lesions, including larger varicose veins and certain vascular malformations of the skin, including cherry angiomas (little red spots), spider veins of the face, trunk, and extremities, and deeper hemangiomas. Addition of the NdYAG Laser to the PhotoDerm MultiLight allows treatment of deeper veins and lesions that are usually approached by surgical removal, or multiple needle | sclerosis
sessions. PhotoDerm
VascuLight Laser System treatment is suitable for all
skin types and skin colors. Discomfort is
minimal, and further reduced by use of a
chilling device, to prepare the skin, without diminishing the
effectiveness of the therapy. Photoderm VascuLight Laser technology is currently available
in only a few centers worldwide. All it takes is a flash of light ! |
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| Pictures above demonstrate before and immediate after photos of reticular Varicose Veins of the knee region treated with the Photoderm VascuLight Laser (see inset for treatment areas). There is immediate closure of varicose veins with diameters up to 4mm, and at depths up to 5mm. Larger varicose veins can also be diminished in diameter with the Laser, and then obliterated by a second treatment. Complication risks are minimal with this Laser, but temporary skin discoloration (hemosiderin pigment) may be seen after treatment, as with other older modes, such as needle sclerosis. This treatment is suitable for all skin colors, since the light energy is not absorbed by Melanin pigment. |
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Immediate result of treatment of several spider angiomas of the upper chest (see inset) with a combination of Photoderm VL set for superficial veins, and the Photoderm VascuLight Infrared NdYAG Laser to treat the typical central arteriole vessel that feeds this common Vascular Malformation. Redness at the treatment area will fade rapidly and reflects the release of histamine into the skin as the abnormal artery / vein structures are permanently destroyed. (also See PhotoDerm VL link below) |
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