Red blemishes on the face are usually due to dilated blood vessels. The most common are telangiectasia ("broken blood vessels"), simple linear red vessels frequently found around the nose and mid-facial areas. These vessels are best treated with lasers or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) sources and respond poorly to conventional electro-surgery. Dr. Langdon uses the state-of-the-art Vasculight, a unit that combines an IPL with a long pulse Nd:YAG laser. Larger, difficult to treat veins near the nose can be effectively treated with the Nd:YAG laser, whereas smaller vessels (even tiny capillaries that cause diffuse flushing) can be cleared with the IPL modality.

Vascular birthmarks are also due to dilated blood vessels that are very closely clustered together. These include port wine stains and hemangiomas. These lesions are very effectively treated with the IPL and Nd:YAG laser functions of the Vasculight.

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