Quite often on the skin, both in women and men, there is a characteristic "red spider web" - these are vascular asterisks. They are visible on the skin, spoil the look and bring aesthetic discomfort.
Doctors believe that this is not only a cosmetic defect, but also a sign of the development of varicose veins. Therefore, they must be removed not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to exclude the development of further varicose veins.
Content
- Laser removal: features
- method How it works
- To the benefit of whom the detriment
- Preparation for
- therapy How is the treatment
- Expected result
- doctor's opinion
- Word patients
- session cost
Laser removal: features
method Among the methods of disposalFrom the vascular asterisks, laser photocoagulation is often used. Especially this method is in demand, if the asterisks are located on the face and in other open places, this is related to the safety of the method: removal of the vascular asterisks is the most gentle operation for healthy skin areas, it does not contact laser beams during the removal of capillaries.
Therefore, after removal of the defect by the laser, there is scarring and scars on the skin. In addition, the operation lasts a short time and the elimination of a large area of the mesh pattern takes 2-3 sessions.
The disadvantage of this method is the damage to the skin if the sprockets are small, because the area of the beam does not exceed 3 mm, and the vessels are less than 1 mm. This explains the reason for using laser removal only in large areas of affected areas of the skin.
How it works
During exposure to a laser beam, the walls absorb energy from the beams of the capillaries and gradually warm up. 
As a result of this, the vessels are "sealed", which gradually dissolve independently and disappear from the surface of the skin.
If we talk about large patterns, then they pale and become smaller in size. The principle of laser exposure is based on the fact that hemoglobin, contained in the blood, absorbs the laser beam, and melanin, which is present in the skin, is resistant to it.
Therefore, the laser coagulates the blood vessels without affecting the healthy areas of the skin.
To whom for good, to whom to harm
Laser therapy is indicated for the removal of small or medium-sized vessels. To remove vascular patterns on the face, only laser coagulation is used.
With the help of a laser, vascular sprockets, dot elements and vascular mesh are removed. Using a laser beam, you can remove blood vessels on the entire body, cure couperose and remove "wine stains."But laser removal of the vascular defect is not shown to everyone.
Specialists warn that laser treatment should not be performed in cases of:
- in the presence of an inflammatory skin disease in the acute stage;
- is an oncological skin disease;
- damage to the skin area where the procedure should take place;
- period of pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- presence of strong sunburn;
- taking medicines that can enhance photosensitivity.
There are other contraindications, they are determined by the doctor during the consultation.
Before and after removal of spider stars with laser
Preparation for therapy
No special preparation for the treatment of vessels with a laser is required. Small vessels do not affect the nerve endings, so the patient will not feel pain during the treatment, anesthesia is not required.
But if the patient has a low threshold of sensitivity, then it is necessary to warn the doctor about this and he will make anesthesia.
The presented procedure is not considered painful and does not require any restrictions in daily life, you can start your duties right after the operation. Doctors recommend stopping the use of heparin-based drugs and aspirin 3 days before the laser exposure. The day before the procedure should not drink alcohol.
How to treat
First, the skin is wiped with a special solution without alcohol and lubricated with gel, so that the skin and glass are better contacted.
A doctor who will perform the procedure wears goggles. If the asterisks on the face of the patient, then he is dressed glasses, because with laser treatment there are bright flashes. Anesthesia is not performed, during the procedure the patient feels a slight discomfort and a slight tingling. But if a large vessel is removed, an anesthesia is performed an hour before the operation.
The effect on the vessel begins with its thin part, gradually moving towards the thick, until it disappears or becomes purple. The asterisks on the legs are treated with a powerful laser beam stream - from 1.2-1.7 W and a duration of 0.4 seconds. To treat the face, it is enough 0.8-1.2 W and the exposure time is only 0.2 seconds.
To prevent burns during treatment and to reduce unpleasant moments, the skin before the procedure is cooled to 5-7 degrees. This is done in one of three ways:
- application of a gel or spray;
- blowing with cool air;
- with sapphire crystal with the use of cold gas.
The rate of treatment depends on the number and condition of the vascular asterisks. Small asterisks can be deleted in one or two sessions. For the grid, it takes up to five sessions with interruptions. If there are many asterisks, the treatment is divided into several stages.
First of all, remove large vessels, then medium and small, at the end they are removed - residual ones. Vessels of small sizes disappear immediately, and large and deep ones are removed in several sessions.
Laser removal of the mesh on the legs is a more complicated procedure. Depending on the size and condition of the vessels, along with laser therapy, sclerotherapy is also used, often not the only procedure is required.
Surgery to remove spider veins should be done in autumn and winter, so that there is no exposure to sunlight and skin pigmentation.
Expected Result
The vascular sprouts on the face disappear after the first session. If the pathology is started, removing the capillaries will take more time - you will need more than one session with breaks of 2 weeks.
Immediately after the procedure, redness will remain on the site of exposure to the laser beam, but it will be 2-3 hours later. The result will be visible two weeks after the operation.
Capillaries on the legs are less susceptible to the laser, it may take 2-5 procedures.
The opinion of the doctor
According to the doctor in the aesthetics of the body and cosmetology O. V. Kradina, the laser removal of the asterisks does not solve the whole problem - 
is only a cosmetic procedure, the destructive processes that have begun do not disappear.
If the organism's predilection for the formation of such a grid exists, they will appear again.
First of all, it is necessary to treat and strengthen the entire vascular system, follow all the doctor's recommendations and stop smoking, malnutrition, do not stay for a long time in the sun, otherwise the asterisks will appear again and again.
A word to patients
Testimonials of patients who have been removed the vascular asterisks on the legs and face with a laser.
I got out the vessels on the nose and around it, for a long time I lived with it. Lately they have become bigger and brighter and this has pushed me to laser disposal. The doctor has worked on conscience, now these asterisks are not at all, I like myself.
Светлана, 48 years, Stavropol
About 3 years ago, I began to notice the spider veins on my legs. I began to lubricate my legs with Troxevasin, but I did not feel any improvement. And in the summer, my legs became very blue and tired by the end of the day. I did not begin to delay this and wait for the summer, I went to the cosmetologist. She did not promise me miracles and warned that large vessels would not be removed, and small ones could be cured with a laser. Did several sessions with a break in 2 weeks, everything turned out.
Vadim, 37 years, Moscow
Cost of the session
The cost of the procedure is made up of the size and intensity of the stars from the vessels, the location, the duration of the laser beam and the number of flashes.
The price can significantly increase when choosing a clinic and a doctor, on average, remove the vascular asterisks on the face costs 1200 rubles per square centimeter, and on the feet - 800 rubles.
Getting rid of vascular asterisks is necessary not only for cosmetic purposes, but also for the prevention of varicose veins.
In addition, the vessels on their feet bring pain and discomfort, which causes suffering to the person. Laser therapy is a fast and reliable procedure in getting rid of the asterisks on the face, legs and whole body.