The effects of the passing years can take their toll in many different ways, including in the form of facial veins, which look like broken blood vessels scattered across your nose, cheeks, and chin. And we understand why you’re not at all pleased with their arrival.
The good news is that board-certified dermatologist Dr. Juan-Carlos Caballero and our skilled team of skin care specialists at Warrenton Dermatology & Skin Therapy Center can clear away these pesky veins using innovative, light-based laser technology.
Called broadband light (BBL) therapy, lasers are helping millions of Americans achieve their cosmetic goals — over three million procedures were performed in the United States in 2023 alone.
So, if you’re wishing to be rid of facial veins, look no further than our BBL technology.
Let’s kick off this discussion with a brief explanation of facial veins, which aren’t really veins at all. The human body contains, on average, a whopping 60,000 miles of blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries.
If you have spindly purple, red, or blue lines that streak across the skin on your face, these are likely damaged capillaries.
There are several drivers causing unsightly facial veins, including:
The good news is that these blood vessels aren’t really doing any heavy lifting when it comes to your circulation, so the damage isn’t medically concerning. The bad news is that the veins won’t fade away on their own — you must treat them to make them disappear.
There are several ways that facial veins can be addressed, and we’re very pleased with our Sciton JouleX™ BBL technology. This phototherapy system delivers a broad spectrum of light energy wavelengths to gently close down and erase broken blood vessels.
The wavelengths of light travel just below the surface of your skin, without harming the outermost layer, where they’re absorbed by the facial veins as heat. This heat destroys the damaged vessel, allowing your body to reabsorb the remnants. Rest assured, if there’s any circulatory activity in the capillary, it reroutes to healthier blood vessels.
Our BBL phototherapy treatments are non-invasive and there’s no downtime afterward. During your BBL treatment, we protect your eyes and then deliver the light energy. You might feel some heat and mild tingling during the treatment and experience some redness afterward, but these side effects are usually short-lived.
Some capillaries will disappear immediately, and over the weeks following your BBL therapy session, you can expect more substantial veins to gradually reabsorb and fade away, leaving behind clearer skin you’ll be proud to show off. A series of treatments spaced 4 weeks apart may be needed to get best results.
To learn more about treating your facial veins with BBL or to go ahead and schedule your BBL treatment at Warrenton Dermatology & Skin Therapy Center in Warrenton, Virginia, please call 540-341-1900 today, or request an appointment online at your convenience.
