Distinct facial spider-veins and broken-capillaries which are easy to target, are usually completely eliminated by only 1-2 treatments, leaving your skin with no evidence that you ever had any visible veins or capillaries. In a few cases, facial veins may turn slightly purple for a few days before they completely resolve (disappear). Though rare, in the case of a larger facial vein, a tiny indentation may appear where the vein collapses and disappears. With time, your skin will usually fill this indentation with beautiful new tissue.

Though they are complex, multi-layered, and more difficult to target, rosacea, matted broken-capillaries and leg veins are also significantly improved by the first treatment and should be dramatically reduced or completely eliminated with 2-4 follow up treatments.

Treated leg veins often completely disappear with 1-2 treatments, but usually leave a temporary residual “reddish shadow”, or develop a “cat scratch” appearance that typically requires 8-12 weeks to completely resolve (disappear). The “cat scratch” swelling may persist for 2-3 days. In some cases, the “cat scratch” may become crusted and flake off. Much like the healing of any deeper scratch or cut, in the case of larger blue leg veins, some bruising may occur and occasionally after a few days scabs may appear at the surface. These scabs will simply crust off revealing beautiful new vein-free skin underneath. All these conditions are normal inflammatory responses necessary for dissolving vein fragments and healing the tissue that surrounded the unwanted vein. Depending on the size and depth of the treated veins, as well as how responsive the patient’s skin is, the degree a patient experiences these conditions will vary from person to person. In all cases, experiencing these conditions is an indication of a successful treatment.