A number of therapeutic options exist for varicose veins and other benign vascular lesions. However, most of these conditions have been stubbornly resistant to the traditional arsenal of treatments used to combat them.

Sclerotherapy: Until recently, this was the primary treatment for varicose leg veins. The procedure involves using a syringe and needle to inject an irritating solution into the vein, which causes it to scar and collapse. Sclerotherapy has been somewhat effective for smaller veins, but the treatment can be painful and often requires multiple injections and repeat treatments. Side effects include bruising, burning, swelling and inflammation; patients need to wear bandages or compression stockings for several days after treatment.

Surgery: Larger varicose veins that do not respond to sclerotherapy are sometimes surgically removed in a process called vein stripping and ligation. This is particularly advised for patients who suffer from blood clots or skin ulcers. During this procedure abnormal veins are tied off and pulled out of the body through a series of small cuts in the skin.

Traditional Lasers: Several laser systems have been used to treat varicose veins, but results have been inconsistent, due to the inability to treat larger veins or complex networks of different size vessels located at varying depths of the skin.

New Treatment Options: Lasers and IPL^TM

Breakthrough technology provides non-invasive, gentle treatments for varicose and spider veins as well as facial blood vessels. Multi-application IPL^TM System technology includes a pulsed laser light combined with a broad band of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) to offer the most effective and long-lasting results for the widest range of benign vascular lesions. With proprietary Multiple Synchronized Pulsing^TM capabilities, IPL systems selectively heat and destroy different sized blood vessels at depths below the skin's surface with excellent results. Physicians are now able to treat complex and interwoven networks of large vessels and webs of small capillaries with pinpoint accuracy, eliminating the unwanted veins and sparing the adjacent healthy ones. By delivering the laser light in highly focused pulses, the IPL computer-controlled system allows the skin and healthy surrounding tissues to cool down, avoiding thermal damage. Pain during treatment and side effects afterward are greatly reduced. Most people can immediately return to their normal routines.

Intense Pulsed Light is the treatment of choice for surface veins and spider veins, while greatly improving the overall appearance of the skin. In addition to treating blood vessels, IPL provides dramatic results for a variety of benign conditions that are common to the aging face, including age spots, sun-induced freckles, symptoms of rosacea, birthmarks, unsightly veins, acne scarring and other blemishes. Treatments are well tolerated and patients quickly return to their normal activities.

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