Telangiectasia – Doctor V.

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Enlarged Blood Vessels, “Broken” Capillaries
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Telangiectasia:

Are dilated blood vessels that occur in areas of sun damage
- Are especially common on the cheeks and around the nose
Another type of blood vessel “cherry hemangiomas” may develop anywhere on the body as the skin matures
Are NOT cancerous and NEVER develop into a skin cancer
Appear as bright or deep red fine lines
- Cherry hemangiomas n the body they appear as bright red, round 2 mm to 5 mm flat marks or dome-shaped bumps
May be caused by hormones or sun damage
May get gradually larger and increase in number with time
Do not disappear spontaneously

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- Are most easily treated with IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)

What is Intense Pulsed Light?
- Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is also known as:
  - Photo-facials
  - Fotofacials, and
  - Photo rejuvenation
- IPL is a state-of-the-art system and the latest technique in skin rejuvenation therapy
- The IPL system delivers high intensity, smooth and powerful pulses of light (not lasers)
- For skin therapy, IPL stimulates new collagen growth resulting in smoother, more even, healthier skin
How Does it Work?
- A highly advanced computer regulates the light pulse to a specific wavelength range
  - This in turn heats a portion of the skin
  - This removes the unwanted tissue or pigment
  - It spares or avoids the surrounding healthy or “normal” tissue
- The penetration depth and degree of heat is highly controlled to minimize complications
- With IPL fotofacial rejuvenation, the light pulses are directed at, and improves:
  - Brown freckling
  - Enlarged pores
  - Sun damage
  - Skin collagen
  - Redness caused by broken capillaries
- All of these lead to smoother, younger looking skin and reduced redness at the same time
- Please click here to watch a video clip in which Dr. V discusses IPL
- There is no cream at this time that will remove telangiectasia
- The IPL treatments ‘sting’ and the area treated may remain pink for 1 to 2 hours
- The treatment may some swelling or bruising
  - This is normal
- You may bathe normally after an IPL treatment
- A bandage is not necessary
- Treatment of telangiectasia is not covered by OHIP or private health insurance
- There is a small risk that the treatment may produce permanent white marks (scars)
How can you prevent Telangiectasia?
- Wear a hat with a broad brim
- Wear protective clothing (e.g. long sleeves)
- Avoid the outdoors when the sun is strongest between the hours of 10 am to 3 pm
- Use a sunscreen year round with an SPF of at least 30
- Wear a sunscreen which resists water and sweating
- Use a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB
- Reapply sunscreen every hour if you are in water or sweating heavily
- Wear sunscreen even if you are in the shade, it is still possible to burn
- Avoid tanning beds
- The ultraviolet light from tanning beds causes skin cancer

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