- It was recommended that I have some treatment
for the broken capillaries on my face.
I find that it's getting harder to conceal with foundations,
when I apply make up
and I'd like to have my younger skin back again.
- So, she's had that for quite some time,
she noticed the broken capillaries showing up
in her early 30s and she's discovered
that they've just been getting worse.
So the causes of facial redness,
broken capillaries or telangiectasia,
can be rosacea,
uv damage
or soemtimes genetics.
So these causes we can treat with laser treatments,
other treatments such as eczema,
dermatitis
or keratosis pilaris rubra,
these causes we cannot treat with laser treatments.
The Gemini Laser that we use
to treat broken capillaries or telangiectasia
has a wavelength of 532 nanometers,
which specifically targets the oxyhemoglobins
in the broken capillaries
and it helps to shut down the broken capillaries
and improves the appearance of the skin.
If you have a specific wavelength,
that specific wavelength is going
to target your specific concern
and it's not going to target any
of the other structures in the skin.
When you have treatment with the Gemini Laser,
I tell my patients that it feels like
a hot rubber band snapping the surface of the skin.
It is a little uncomfortable
but the chilled laser head helps
to relieve some of the discomfort.
We also have cold air that we blow on the face.
We put some cold aloe vera gel
that we can put on the face afterwards.
So, all of these things help to relieve the discomfort,
minimize discomfort and speed up recovery.
The larger the area we treat,
the more redness and swelling you can have.
Some people recover really quickly
from the redness and swelling
and other people it takes them a but longer
but usually you can cover it with some makeup,
in the meantime.
Some common misconceptions for treatment
of broken capillaries or telangiectasia
is that we can get rid of it with one treatment.
So, often it requires multiple treatments.
On average I say three treatments a month apart
and then you might require maintenance once year
or once every few years,
just depending on the person,
their skin type
and how good they are
with maintaining the results afterward.
- I tell people I have treatments,
I don't see a reason to lie.
I'm 50 years old,
you can only contain so much at that age.
It's not something that I'm embarrassed about
or ashamed about,
it's a matter of personal choice,
whether you decide if you want
to enhance yourself as you get older
or if you want to just age gracefully.
- It's been a few months after Denise had her treatment.
She's been very pleased with her results.
She feels a lot less self conscious now.
- I'm absolutely amazed with my results.
It's given me a big boost in my confidence.
My skin is looking the same way it was about ten years ago,
Fantastic.
Fully recommend it to anybody who wants to get it done.
- So Denise had three treatments
and three treatments is the average number
of treatments that we recommend for the Gemini Laser.
- With the treatment,
with taking the option of no numbing cream,
it felt a little bit like
an elastic band flicking you in the face.
Depending on the variance of the laser,
that degree,
it was less or stronger during the treatments.
I was comfortable during the treatment.
I was quite lucky,
I didn't really need any down time afterwards.
I had a tiny little bit of swelling over night
and a small amount of redness
but I would suggest
that's because it's important to sleep upright
on the first night to prevent
the swelling from taking a hold.
I did that after every treatment
and I was at work the next day.
I need to apply less makeup to cover the capillaries
that were there before.
I guess it's probably saving me
about 20 minutes every morning
from trying to hide and cover up the capillaries.
Now I use minimal make up
and my skin underneath,
you can still see that under the makeup.
It's just been totally amazing.
Everybody that sees my skin comments on how great it looks.