Broken Blood Vessels Treatments

Broken blood vessels are enlarged or dilated blood vessels beneath the skin’s surface, appearing as pink or blue spidery lines usually on the nose, cheeks, legs, and face. Often called “spider veins”, you may also have these in any other part of the body.

While visible blood vessels or dilated capillaries are harmless, patients may have them treated for clearer smoother appearance of the skin. That’s why Dermatology & Skin Health uses advanced dermatological technologies to provide quick, safe, and comprehensive treatment options for this skin condition.

Aside from facial redness, visible blood vessels due to damage in other parts of the body may also be caused by several conditions.

Here are some of the causes of broken capillaries:

• extreme changes in temperature
• genetics
• pregnancy
• skin conditions, such as rosacea
• chemical irritants
• sun damage
• blood pressure
• obstructed blood flow
• medications causing dilated blood vessels

Have your skin redness from the appearance of tiny blood vessels and leg veins checked at Dermatology & Skin Health. We will assess your condition to define its specific causes and arrive at a suitable treatment option.

There are ways to prevent having broken blood vessels. Schedule an appointment with our healthcare providers to learn more about taking care of your blood vessels.

Here are some of the ways to prevent broken blood vessels:

• Limit exposure to the sun: wear sunscreen and other protective gear every day to reduce sun damage. The heat can cause heightened blood pressure, which can strain the walls of your blood vessels and eventually damage them.
• Consume alcohol moderately: consult your medical provider about the proper amount of alcohol that’s safe to consume. Alcohol can widen up the lining of your blood vessels, making the blood flow closer to the surface. This might risk damaging the capillaries.
• Avoid exposure to extreme heat: if you’ve been dipping into hot tubs and spas or love sweating it out in the sauna, you might want to avoid them or limit the temperature to prevent damaging your blood vessels. Like exposing yourself to the sun, heat from these environments can cause damage to your blood vessels due to having heightened blood pressure.
• Wear protective gear: when engaging in sports and other activities, ensure wearing protective gear to avoid injuries resulting in spider veins.

We offer multiple treatments for visible blood vessels due to damage. Our board-certified dermatologists strive to provide patients with the utmost care and the most suitable treatment options for their condition.

Here are some of the treatment options we can offer for patients with visible veins:

Laser treatment: laser therapy is one of the treatment options at Dermatology & Skin Health. The technology we use is the Vbeam® Perfecta that’s not only used for treating rosacea, spider veins, and varicose veins. Vbeam® Perfecta is also used to remove blemishes due to sun damage.

Sclerotherapy: this is a minimally invasive treatment involving injections of a solution into dilated capillaries and small varicose veins to reroute the pool of blood into healthier veins. The solution causes the damaged vein to reduce in appearance and eventually fade.

Know more about your facial redness and the visible veins on your skin by scheduling an appointment with our dermatologists. Our team of experts will prepare the most suitable treatment plan for you.