Medical Laser Blog - Fotona Straight Talk for the Physician

Vein Removal Equipment. Telangiectasia by any other name would still look as unsightly.

Spider veins are a common cosmetic and physiologic problem for both men and women.  Veins on the face, legs and elsewhere are commonplace resulting in social anxiety.  Leg veins often cause people to stop wearing shorts or swimsuits.  Facial veins are felt by the bearers to make them look like a “drunk” or just look older than they are.  In our youth obsessed and competitive job market, that is a real issue for many.  

About 25% of the business in our clinic is for spider veins.  Here in the US, I have been treating spider veins since 1987.  I started out with sclerotherapy and as lasers got better and better, changed over to all laser in about 2001.  Now I would not think of doing veins without a laser.  The results are better, it is less painful and we see fewer side effects.  We use the Fotona Nd:YAG laser system.  The great thing about Fotona lasers is that the various models do not compromise outcomes or safety.  The main difference between models is speed.  So if your only interest is in spider veins you could do quite well with a lower end, lower power model.  On the other hand if you are interested in a multifunction machine you will need all the power you can afford.

Many companies still say they cannot do a good job on certain veins.  But for laser spider vein removal, I will tell you we routinely treat veins on any and all body parts with great results.