Vascular & Redness Treatment

Because the wavelengths used to target blood vessels are strongly absorbed by structures inside the eye, and even brief unprotected exposure can cause serious, potentially permanent injury. The eyewear goes on before the device is switched on and stays on until it is off, for you and for everyone in the room. If we are treating close to the eyelid, protective shields may be placed directly on the eyes instead.

No. Light-based treatment can reduce the visible vessels and redness of rosacea, sometimes substantially, but rosacea is an ongoing condition and it continues underneath. The bumps and pustules are a separate part of it that this treatment does not address. The best outcomes usually come from combining vascular treatment with medical management and trigger awareness.

Often yes, but it needs care and it changes the plan. Melanin absorbs the same light being aimed at your vessels, so richly pigmented skin carries a higher risk of darkening or pigment loss. That usually means a different device, more conservative settings, a test patch, and sometimes the recommendation that another approach suits you better. Ask directly about experience with your skin type — it is a fair question.

Often you can go straight back. Most people have redness and warmth for a day or two. However, purpura — a temporary purple bruising of the treated vessels — can occur, especially with larger vessels or leg veins, and takes days to a couple of weeks to fade. Tell us if you have an event coming up so we can plan the timing or adjust the approach.

Because treatment removes the vessels that are there now; it does not change the tendency to form new ones. Sun exposure, rosacea and time all generate new vessels. This is why maintenance sessions are the normal pattern rather than a sign the first treatment failed, and why daily sun protection makes such a difference to how long you go between them.

No, that is often expected. Treated vessels commonly darken or look more prominent immediately afterwards as the blood inside them coagulates, before the body clears them over the following days to weeks. Sometimes a vessel disappears during the session and then reappears before fading properly. What is not expected is blistering, an open area or spreading redness — call us for those.

Not usually. Leg veins tend to be larger and deeper than facial capillaries and need different wavelengths and energies to reach. More importantly, prominent leg veins can be a sign of an underlying venous problem, which needs assessing in its own right — treating the surface vessels without addressing that tends to be disappointing.

Yes, and this one is genuinely important. Treating tanned skin significantly raises the risk of burns and pigment change, because the light is absorbed by the tan as well as the vessels. Recent sun exposure or self-tanning product is a reason we will reschedule you rather than proceed — which is frustrating on the day but far better than the alternative.

Your sessions are carried out by our experienced laser technicians, working under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame. Where your assessment suggests rosacea or another condition that would benefit from medical treatment, we will say so and help you get that alongside your sessions rather than treating the surface alone.

No consultation fee applies — that visit is complimentary, including the assessment of your skin type and the discussion of whether light-based treatment is safe for you at all. There is a booking fee to hold the appointment, which reflects the physician's time and helps keep no-shows down.