Skin Clinic Melbourne

Facial spiders or capillaries are a very common skin problem that is caused by acne, an excess of alcohol, rosacea or over-exposure of the sun. These can develop almost anywhere on the body but are common on face and legs. It is also common with women that are pregnant or those undergoing hormonal changes.

Our medical lasers can effectively treat the facial spiders by specifically targeting your blue, red and purple vessels. These medical lasers can be targeted using multiple wavelengths on the facial capillaries or vessels making them disappear instantly.

Venous lakes also called Phlebectasis are soft, compressible and dark-blue papules (a pimple like swelling) of about 0.2 to 1 cm that is commonly found on the body parts severely prone to sun exposure. They are usually found on lips and ears. Normally, venous lakes can be treated in a session or two using our QX Max Laser.

Our lasers will treat your venous lakes thoroughly by popping out your papules until you hear a pop sound. Be it any treatment, Venous lakes respond to them too quickly. Also, post-treatment, you may find a darker scab on the treated area for few days.

Angiomas, also known as Haemangiomas are benign cherry-red tumours on the skin, containing an abnormal amount of excessive blood vessels. These papules have absolutely no relationship with cancer but might be a serious indicator of overall body problems such as liver disease.

Angiomas are considered bothersome and can be usually present anywhere on the body in the form of small red dots. We, at Fresh Skin Canvas, treat Angiomas/ Haemangiomas in a way similar to that of a venous lake. A long and high energy laser pulse is transmitted onto the papule to shut off the excessive blood supply. This papule, then, forms a crust and flakes away. Usually, Angiomas can be treated with a single treatment.

A port wine stain is a distinctive skin problem that causes the discolouration of the human skin which is caused by a capillary malformation in the skin and is also called as “firemark”. They are kind of vascular birthmarks related to your skin’s blood vessels. It occurs when the skin blood vessels don’t turn off, i.e., the blood vessels tend to get bigger and this blood results in a big red mark.

Our Q-Switch KTP laser with a wavelength of 532 nm highly attracts the blood vessels or haemoglobin of the birthmark and eventually reduces the discolouration of the skin. To treat port wine stains, usually, multiple treatments are required.

Spider Veins, also called Telangiectasias, is a collection of blood vessels that often develop close to the surface of the skin. They look like a spider web and are of blue, red or purple colour. Spider veins can be caused due to a number of factors such as a desk-bound or inactive lifestyle, pregnancy or weight gain.

At, Fresh Skin Canvas we treat Spider veins by targeting the blood vessels with a high-energy Nd-YAG laser that attacks the haemoglobin in the veins. This eventually results in collapsing of the blood vessel. This method takes just a few minutes and is very effective and quick.

Usually targeting the face, Rosacea is a very common skin condition that lasts for long. The symptoms include redness and swelling on the face along with tiny red pimples on the facial skin. Rosacea is often mistaken for sunburn, acne or rosy cheeks and can be a bothersome situation.

Rosacea is best treated using laser treatments and some medical grade skin products. The exact cause of rosacea is unknown; however, the common causes include excessive sun-exposure to your skin that might result in causing blood vessel abnormalities.

Our laser treatments will not only help you cure the problem but also help you prevent the symptoms of rosacea. The broken capillaries and redness can be easily corrected using our effective laser treatments.

The combination of our two laser wavelengths, KTP 532 nm and Nd: YAG 1064 nm, is considered the best approach to achieving effective results. Our KTP 532 nm laser gets attracted to the oxyhaemoglobin in your blood vessels and effectively reduces facial redness. The 1064 nm wavelength of the laser penetrates deeper and eventually thromboses the blood vessels that might feed the facial capillaries.

Make sure that you treat rosacea as early as possible because it can damage your skin to a great extent and can cause thickening and worsening of the redness of the skin.