VariLite™ Laser Treatment for Pigmented & Vascular Lesions

Dr. Macdonald uses the VariLite ™ laser in his office for the treatment of small facial and leg veins, as well as for age spots. Vascular lesions are comprised of blood vessels of various diameters, lengths and shapes, many of which lie near the skin's surface. The coloring of these lesions can be red, blue, purple, light brown, or dark brown. Non-malignant, pigmented lesions are comprised of melanin in various intensities and sizes. Currently, the preferred method of treatment for these lesions, when they occur on the face, is laser therapy. Veins of the surface of the skin of the face most commonly occur on the side of the nose or in the front of the ears. They may be more diffuse as with rosacea. Brownish age spots may occur anywhere on the face. The VariLite ™ laser emits an intense beam of laser that is selectively absorbed by abnormally large vessels or abnormally pigmented lesions so that there is virtually no adjacent tissue damage. The results are observed immediately!

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Sclerotherapy for Larger Leg Veins

In the legs, superficial veins known as "spider veins" may be eliminated with the KTP laser alone or in conjunction with sclerotherapy (direct injection of a saline-based solution into the vessels). Selection of the appropriate treatment modality depends on the vessel diameter. The KTP laser is most effective in treating smaller-diameter vessels, while sclerotherapy is better suited to the elimination of larger ones.

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