Vascular / Blood Vessel Birthmark and Facial Wrinkle Removal
VBeam™ Laser Treatment

Benign vascular lesions are overgrown or enlarged blood vessels that produce conditions such as telangiectasias (spider veins), Port Wine Stain birthmarks and strawberry hemangiomas.

The VBeam Laser is a medical breakthrough that allows selective treatment of the blood vessels of a benign lesion while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue unharmed. Unlike other lasers, the presents a minimal risk of scarring. In fact, the laser is not only recommended to treat difficult lesions in adults, but it is gentle enough for infants as young as three weeks old.

Which vascular lesions should I have treated?
All vascular lesions vary in severity. Spider veins, for example, usually involve single vessels and are often harmless. Port Wine Stains, on the other hand, tend to grow with you. They darken in color over time and will never go away if left untreated. Hemangiomas grow very rapidly after birth and often go away with time, but some may impair the function of another organ and should be treated.

Even if the lesion poses no physical threat, it may be unsightly enough to make you self-conscious—or you may worry about the effect of such a mark on your child’s self-confidence. With the safety of the VBeam laser, there is simply no reason to live with this problem.

Plastic Surgery Associates does offer an alternative, non-laser treatment on the legs for spider veins called sclerotherapy. Check with your doctor to see which option is best for you.

How does the VBeam laser work?
The VBeam laser produces an intense but gentle burst of light optimized to treat vascular lesions. A small handpiece or “wand” is placed against the surface of your skin, and the pulses of light are absorbed only by the vessel of the lesion, passing harmlessly through surrounding tissue.

Some lesions, like small spider veins, require only a few pulses, while larger lesions require re-treatment and multiple visits.

Patients describe each pulse as feeling like the snapping of a small rubber band. Most adults tolerate treatment without the need for anesthesia, although treatment of larger lesions may be less comfortable. Children, particularly infants, have a lower pain threshold and may tolerate the procedure better with the use of sedatives or anesthesia.