Facial Capillaries
SkinRevision Brisbane specialises in Pulsed Light treatments to get rid of unwanted facial capillaries
Facial Capillaries sometimes referred to as broken are small vessels that occur on the face. They are more prominent in people with sun-damaged skin and rosacea.
Intense Pulsed light treatments are very effective for treating broken or surface capillaries and returning an even tone back to your face. What causes the facial capillaries and how does the Intense Pulsed Light treatments get rid of them?
What causes broken capillaries on the face?
The vessels that appear on the surface of the skin are largely due to sun exposure. The suns UV rays damage collagen and elastin fibres in the skin causing them to loosen and allowing the vessels underneath to rise to the surface. Once they appear, they continue to worsen so it is worth treating them early when complete resolution is possible.
There is a strong inherited factor involved in the appearance of these vessels, they are almost exclusively found in fair skinned people.
Rosacea a common cause of facial vessels.
Rosacea is another common cause of surface vessels on the face. Though the cause of this condition is not understood, the primary symptom is dilation of surface vessels and reddening of the nose, cheeks, chin and eventually the whole face.
Intense pulsed light systems remain the best means of getting rid of surface capillaries of the face and the redness of rosacea.
How does Intense Pulsed Light get rid of surface capillaries?
The treatment involves an intense pulse of light being applied to the skin. The light is absorbed by elements with colour in the skin which include brown (in pigmented areas) and red (in blood vessels). Once the light energy reaches the colour element it turns to heat energy, destroying these abnormal areas and leaving the healthy skin unscathed.