Red spot removal targets those little red vascular spots, such as cherry angiomas and spider veins.
I'm selectively treating the tiny blood vessels responsible for the redness, with the aim of clearing them while keeping the surrounding skin as unaffected as possible.
Red spot removal is designed to treat visible vascular lesions, most commonly cherry angiomas and spider veins. These are small blood vessels that have become visible or enlarged within the skin, creating those little red spots or thread-like vessels that can become increasingly noticeable over time.
It's suitable for people who have clearly identifiable, suitable vascular lesions they would like treated for cosmetic reasons.
Anything new, changing, crusty or bleeding needs to be checked by your GP or dermatologist first.
I won't treat a lesion if I'm not confident it is a suitable vascular lesion, particularly if it looks unusual or needs to be medically assessed first. I'll also ask you to wait if the skin is sunburnt, recently tanned, irritated, inflamed, broken or otherwise compromised.
If you've recently had another treatment in the area, I may recommend allowing your skin to fully recover before treating. I'll also consider your individual skin type, medications, medical history and any factors that could affect healing or increase the risk of complications.
My approach is simple: if I'm not comfortable treating it, I won't. I'd rather say no, ask you to wait, or recommend that you have something medically checked than treat something that shouldn't be treated cosmetically.
For red spot removal, I use the Fotona Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser, selecting the appropriate delivery mode and settings for the individual vascular lesion.
One of the most satisfying parts of this treatment is seeing those vessels change right in front of my eyes, knowing that the blood within the targeted vessel has been coagulated and that your body can then naturally break down and disperse the treated material through a process called phagocytosis.
I've used Fotona extensively for vascular treatments, and it is one of the technologies I trust when I'm looking to treat those little red vascular lesions accurately and efficiently.
With cherry angiomas, I can often get the result in one treatment. Spider veins sometimes need two or three treatments. Everyone's different, and I'll aim to get you the result you're looking for in as few sessions as your skin requires. No need to sign up for a long course, just treat, assess, and go from there.
With cherry angioma removal, the treated angioma usually darkens a bit before gradually resolving. And in many cases, the treated angioma will fall away naturally at around nine days. If a vascular lesion becomes darker after treatment, I generally find that this darker appearance also settles within approximately nine days.
If you have an individual spider vein that you want treated on its own, the price is $350 per spot. However, that isn't how most of my clients choose to approach facial spider veins. In many cases, I can treat the whole face selectively and thoroughly, addressing the visible vascular concerns rather than simply treating one vessel at a time.
IPL can also be very effective for spider veins, superficial vascular concerns and flushed facial redness. If the vascular lesion is too large or deep for IPL, I may recommend using my Fotona Nd laser instead. The appropriate technology and exact treatment cost will depend on what I'm seeing when I assess your skin.
Your consultation is where I determine what technology is appropriate and give you the exact pricing before we proceed.
Absolutely. In many cases, we can treat the face as a whole, using either IPL or my MelaJade treatment, depending on what I'm seeing in your skin and the type of vascular concerns present.
When treating the whole face, sessions are often spaced approximately four weeks apart, allowing your skin time to respond and settle between treatments. Over a course of treatments, we can achieve a thoroughly rejuvenated, clearer-looking complexion, while progressively reducing the overall appearance of vascular redness.
Often, by the end of the treatment course, there may be only a few stubborn thread veins remaining. At that point, rather than continuing to treat the entire face, I can selectively target those individual vessels with the most appropriate technology.
The idea is to treat the face comprehensively first, then refine the result by specifically addressing any vessels that remain.