Dilated blood vessels
Visible reddening of the skin on the cheeks and nose, sometimes around the decolletage and neck, is called couperosis. This involves slight dilation of blood vessels in the skin. Couperosis is often referred to wrongly as "burst blood vessels" in the colloquial. In fact, these are the smallest blood vessels under the surface of the skin which are permanently dilated. This can often have a genetic cause. Couperosis may also occur due to solar radiation, high blood pressure, alcohol consumption or may be due to rosacea.
Couperose
facial erythrosis
Minute vascular dilations, mostly concentrated along the cheeks, which may become quite bothersome to those affected, depending on their extent. We treat couperose either with KTP laser or with Nd:YAG laser and support the regeneration of your skin with optimum care. If necessary, tablets or topical gels (Mirvaso [brimonidine]) may also help against symptomatic flushes.
Spider veins
Spider veins – bluish-purple veins in the legs – may be the first indication of connective tissue weakness and are often regarded as bothersome. They can be stopped using sclerotherapy, depending on the thickness and colour of the vessel, and by laser in patients with needle phobia.
Hemangioma
Hemangiomas, also known as strawberry marks, are harmless small red dots that may appear anywhere on the skin. In most cases, a single laser (KTP or Nd:YAG laser) treatment session will remove them.