What does the treatment feel like?

Most clients describe it as a hot snap (like a rubber band) at each pulse, lasting a fraction of a second. Sensitive areas like around the nose can feel more intense; we offer cold air for comfort.

What is the recovery?

Treated vessels look slightly darker or bruised for 1-2 weeks as the body breaks them down. Some clients have mild swelling for 24-48 hours. Avoid sun exposure and apply SPF to keep the area from pigmenting as it heals.

How many sessions will I need?

Small, single spider veins often clear in one session. Larger areas, leg veins, or port-wine stains usually need a series of 3 to 6 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart.

Will my vessels come back?

Treated vessels are gone for good, but it is possible to develop new vessels over time, especially with sun exposure, rosacea, pregnancy, or genetics. Maintenance is straightforward and infrequent for most clients.

Why is pricing 'consult required'?

Pricing is based on the size of the lesion, the number of vessels, and how many sessions we expect you'll need. A quick in-person consult lets us quote an exact, honest price.

Laser Treatments

Benign Vascular Lesion Removal

Spider veins, port-wine stains, and broken capillaries.

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Vascular lesions are clusters of small, dilated blood vessels visible through the skin: facial spider veins on the cheeks and nose, broken capillaries, cherry angiomas, port-wine stains, and leg telangiectasias. Our laser delivers focused light energy that is selectively absorbed by hemoglobin in the targeted vessel. The vessel walls collapse, the body reabsorbs the lesion, and the surrounding skin is left untouched.

Sessions typically take 15 to 45 minutes depending on the area and the number of lesions. You'll feel a quick warm snap at each pulse, with no numbing required for most clients. Small spider veins often disappear in a single session; larger or more diffuse lesions may need a series of 3 to 6 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart.

Highlights & benefits

Removes facial spider veins, broken capillaries, and cherry angiomas
Treats port-wine stains and small congenital vascular birthmarks
Quick, in-office procedure with no incisions and no sutures
Improves cosmetic appearance in 1-3 sessions for most small lesions
Skin around the vessel is left unharmed

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