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Spider veins are flat veins that appear on the skin's surface. They are usually red, blue or purple in color and appear on the thighs, calves and ankles. While spider veins are cosmetically unappealing, they can be painful as well. Cramping, burning, itching and swelling are all symptoms associated with these troublesome veins. The key factors that contribute to circulatory problems are poor nutrition, excessive weight, a sedentary lifestyle, or prolonged standing.

Facial Spider Veins, or Telangiectasia, are not truly "veins" but rather capillaries or small arteries which have become dilatated. Facial veins are usually seen in people with fair skin, and are often associated with chronic sun exposure, rosacea, overuse of cortisone creams and certain autoimmune diseases.

Both types of skin blemishes are cosmetically unappealing and many people activily visit doctors & dermatologists to help solve the problem. Many medical clinics, med spas, and plastic surgeons in the San Diego area are turning to lasers to treat both spider veins & facial veins.

The CosMedical Spa & Laser Center in Coronado, CA offers a new laser technology called the VascuLight system. This special laser is equiped to handle both varicose & spider veins that occur in the legs. The VascuLight system is equipped with two different light technologies to handle the veins near the skin's surface (spider veins) and the deeper blue veins within the legs, calves, and thighs (Varicose Veins). For smaller spider veins of the face & hands, the CosMedical Spa & Laser Center offers the DioLite Laser, a safe and effective, non-traumatic spider vein treatment. In both cases the heat generated by the laser causes coagulation of the blood vessel wall and destroys the unwanted & troublesome vein.

Dermatology Specialists Inc. with offices in Temecula & Escondido offers the Iriderm Diode Laser procedure for the treatment of small- and medium-size veins including unsightly veins of the face and hands.The Iriderm Diode Laser produces an intense light which is absorbed by the red color of the blood vessel. This intensely bright light destroys the vessel while only minimally effecting the surrounding skin.

Synergy Advanced Medical Aesthetics in San Diego also offers the newest laser treatments for removing spider veins. Synergy now offers elos vein treatments for vein removal. Elos combines radio frequency and light energies to heat the problem vein and cause it to fade. The procedure is effective in treating Telangiectasias (facial veins) and leg veins up to 4mm in diameter.

Finally, Torrey Pines Dermatology in La Jolla, CA uses the V-Beam laser which is particularly effective in treating small red veins on the face and body. Results from the V-Beam laser are visible within one week, and the treatment causes little or no bruising.