Spider Veins of the nose are a common cosmetic concern. They are thin surface capillaries that become visible anywhere on the face or body but the most common site is on or around the nose causing redness of the side or the entire nose.
How To Get Rid Of The Redness?
Spider veins around the nose tend to appear as faint lines that streak onto the cheek whereas veins on the nose tend to be more like a web giving the nose a diffuse red appearance. Intense Pulsed light treatment can be very effective to treat these vessels.
The light is pulsed onto the skin and is attracted to elements of colour in the skin, one of these is the red in spider veins and capillaries. Once the light energy is absorbed into the vessel it turns to heat energy causing damage to the vessel.
How To Hide Spider Veins Of the Nose
Like other facial capillaries, veins around the nose can be covered with a good quality mineral makeup.
At present we do not treat spider veins at SkinRevision
Memo responded on 28 Jul 2008 at 4:37 pm #
Hey!I am 20 years old and I got these spider like redish veins on my nose and they’ve been growing since I was 16. The veins have practically covered both sides of my nose. I’m interested in getting laser treatment but beetween sessions, what should I stop doing in order to avoid getting the veins again?
What causes these veins to appear?
Memo
Dr Joanne Turner responded on 29 Jul 2008 at 6:09 am #
Hi Memo, You are very young to be having such a problem with nose veins. Do you have any on your face in general or is it just confined to the nose? You certainly would want to get them treated early to stop them worsening. If they are small and you have the right skin type you would be best to look at IPL rather than laser. Once you have had them treated there are things you can do to prevent the nose veins to a degree. The most important thing is avoiding sun exposure.
Come in for a free assessment, we will assess your nose veins, your skin type, text patch and go through everything with you including ongoing care. Call us on 33505447 to book. regards Jo