Veins & Vascular Conditions
- spider veins
- broken capillaries
- red birthmarks
- port wine stains
- Rosacea
- Hemangiomas
- scars
Common aesthetic problems relating to the vascular system includes: broken capillaries of the face, red birthmarks, Rosacea, vascular malformations, hemangiomas, and port wine stains. Also categorized with these conditions are scars from accidents, surgery, acne, or other diseases.
Although most vascular lesions do not pose a serious medical threat, improved circulation tends to impart a feeling of good health.
Spider veins are usually found close to the surface of the skin. They are caused by small blood vessels that dilate, or swell up, to the point where they prevent the blood from flowing properly. Spider veins are often fed by other veins under the skin, making it more difficult to treat them effectively.
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Spider veins have many of the same causes and symptoms as varicose veins, and patients often suffer from both conditions at the same time. Successful treatment of spider veins can add to your physical comfort as well as your physical appearance.
Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins. Your body contains thousands of capillaries, so it's not surprising that, over time, a number of them will break. For the most part, broken capillaries are virtually invisible. However, when a person has many broken capillaries in one area, they can begin to appear as red streaks or blotches. The most irritating are small red ones that appear on the face, especially on the nose and cheek areas. Other common bothersome locations are the neck and chest areas above the neckline.
Broken capillaries are generally caused by aging, trauma, sun exposure, and certain lifestyle factors. While usually not physically harmful, they can detract from a person's appearance.
Birthmarks appear in a variety of sizes and are largely the result of abnormal pigmentation in the skin. An excess of red pigment causes red birthmarks, with their color on the skin ranging from a dark maroon to fairly bright red. While birthmarks seldom lead to serious physical illness, they can be a definite burden on those who have them.
Similar in appearance to red birthmarks, port wine stains show up as red or purple blotches on the skin. Although cosmetic in nature, they are generally caused by tiny, ruptured feeder veins deep beneath the skin. So, while the symptoms are at the skin's surface, the problem itself originates at a fairly deep subsurface level, and can cause medical concerns, depending on location. Port wine stains appear in 0.3% to 0.5% of newborns and tend to grow progressively darker. With time, they often grow thicker, changing the texture of the skin and becoming more difficult to treat.
Rosacea is a medical condition that causes blood vessels to dilate or expand, and flush venous blood into the skin, leaving bluish-purple blotches near the skin's surface. Rosacea can also cause pimples and/or blisters on the nose and cheek areas. While this condition poses no significant health threat, it can be very unsightly and aggravating to people who suffer from it.
Another type of vascular malformation, hemangiomas, are typically raised, protuberant lesions that consist of dilated vessels which often appear within one month of birth. Approximately 10% of all babies are born with hemangiomas. Although there is some regression during the first few years, by age 12, 10 to 12% of hemangiomas have some kind of growing, expanding lesions. In adults the most common hemangiomas are cherry angiomas that appear as red, smooth projections.
Few of us go through life without acquiring a few scars from accidents, surgery, or disease like acne. Scars are nature's response to the healing of a skin tissue wound, and may involve tiny red vessels called venules that appear beneath the scar tissue and give it its red appearance. The larger and more visible the scar, the more unsightly and disfiguring is its effect.
Utilizing IPL technology, it is also an effective solution for a vast array of blood vessel abnormalities, such as Rosacea, poikiloderma, birthmarks and scars, age spots and various unwanted pigmentations, as well as hair removal, on all parts of the body.
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