Photo-rejuvenation Therapy for Veins/Pigmentation

Treatment for skin redness, tiny veins, brown spots and Sun Damage

The pulsed light facial is a new, non-invasive approach to skin rejuvenation.  It allows Dr. Conrad’s clinics to offer patients the choice of improving skin tone and surface changes that develop with aging and sun-damage.

What areas can be treated?

The pulsed light facial is well suited to any area of your hands, arms, face, neck and décolleté [chest] where you notice skin redness, telangiectasia [tiny veins] or brown spots. Pale [low contrast] brown spots, which used to be difficult to reverse, react very well to this therapy.

What does the treatment do?

By selecting varying programs, Dr. Conrad can customize your facial to your skin type and selectively treat the brown and/or red pigmented areas on your skin.  The pigmented areas absorb the light most dramatically, and the heating of these pigmented cells causes the therapeutic effect.

What do treatments feel like?

When the pulse of light is delivered, patients will experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation.  Your therapist may use gel to cool the skin before vascular treatments. Anesthesia or pain medicine is typically not required.

How long will the treatments take?

Treatment time will depend on the area being treated. However, most treatments should take less than an hour.

How many treatments will I need?

One to three treatments are usually enough to see results. Excessively sun-damaged skin may benefit from additional treatments.

What happens after the treatment?

Almost immediately, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. It is safe to use make-up to conceal the redness.

How long does it take to see results?

Within one to three weeks, the darkened spots will slough off and fade. Diffuse redness or tiny veins will decrease and your mottled complexion will improve.

Will the spots and redness return over time?

New brown spots, telangiectasia, and diffuse redness may appear with new sun damage; however they, too, can be treated. It is critical to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when outside to reduce sun damage and slow the appearance of new spots and diffuse redness. Rosacea is chronic and cannot be “cured” with any laser or light source, however its appearance can be improved.