Vascular Lesions Treatment With Nd Yag Laser
Laser treatments provide an effective solution for addressing vascular lesions. They can remove visible veins beneath the skin's surface, including port-wine stains, haemangiomas, telangiectasias, venous lakes, and angiomas. Lasers offer a meticulous, safe, and effective alternative to surgical methods, minimizing discomfort and inconvenience.
Types of Vascular Lesions
Studies have shown that vascular lesions are a fallout of ageing, oxidation and various factors. Together, these conditions cause vascular dilation, damage, and changes in the connective tissue.
The Nd Yag laser uses 1064 nm wavelength to effectively target and treat the various vascular treatments anywhere on the body. Here are some of the vascular lesions that ND: Yag laser can treat; -
- Port-wine stain: It is a type of flat pigmented birthmark that varies from pink to red in colour. These patches have proper, well-defined edges.
- Cherry angioma: These appear as small-sized domes that are cherry red in colour. In the initial stages, they are flat but as you age, their numbers and size could increase.
- Spider veins on the legs: Spider veins appear as thin lines, webs, or branches snaking along your legs. These lesions are blue, purple, or red in colour.
- Venous lake: These are usually a result of vascular lesions developing on the lower lip area. The vascular dilation results in the formation of soft bluish lesions.
- Rosacea: Rosacea is an acute skin condition that usually develops on the central areas of the face. Common symptoms include a profusion of inflamed papules and pustules; flushing of the face; erythema and telangiectasia. Because of these symptoms, people often mistake rosacea for other skin conditions like sunburn, or acne vulgaris.
Nd: Yag Laser Treatment Explained
The Nd: YAG laser treatment uses the generated energy to heat the blood in the cutaneous blood vessels, and this heat destroys the vascular walls. The deep penetration laser also works on the supply network of veins that are feeding the vascular system. As a result, the blood supply to the affected area is maintained even as destroyed cells are flushed away by the body’s immune system. Other benefits of this laser include low melanin absorption and high oxyhaemoglobin absorption levels.
Combination of Lasers Treatment for Vascular Lesions
A combination of different lasers is used together with the laser for treating vascular lesions. This multi-modality devices includes Nd Yag laser and yellow 577nm laser can be used together with long-pulse Nd:Yag laser. There is also the multi-wavelength version which can tackle both, vascular and pigmented lesions.
The long-pulse Nd: YAG laser’s ability to penetrate deep into the skin, gives it the edge when treating vascular lesions.Treatment with Nd: YAG lasers have proven especially effective in treating deep haemangiomas with a majority of patients reporting a significant reduction of lesions.
The ND:Yag vascular treatment can be combined with other lasers, such as Nd Yag laser, Pico laser, Yellow laser and some energy based modality such as Intense Pulse Light, operating sequentially. This combination laser treatment can treat issues like acne, pigmentation, melasma, rosacea, and facial veins, by focusing on the different skin layers. Other benefits of this laser treatment include smoothness, reduced pigmentation, smaller pores, fairer and firmer skin.
The Nd YAG Laser Advantage
With proprietary Variable Square Pulse (VSP) technology, the Nd:YAG laser penetrates deep into the skin, delivering thermal energy without affecting the surface. VSP pulses precisely heat only the targeted layers, ensuring surrounding skin remains unharmed.
Nd YAG Laser Vascular Lesion Treatment Decoded
The Nd YAG treatment is a laser-based treatment that takes 15 to 30 minutes to complete a session. Since it’s a non-invasive therapy, concerns like pain or downtime do not come into the picture. Your doctor may recommend 1 or 2 sessions of laser therapy a few weeks apart.