Vascular Conditions
Worldwide, more than 45 million people are affected by rosacea, while in America the number is a high 16 million and most of them don’t know it.
— National Rosacea Society & Rosacea Research & Development Institute
Port-wine stains occur in about 3 out of 1,000 people.
— U.S Department of Health & Human Services
About 30% of hemangiomas, also known as "strawberry marks" and "stork bites," are present at birth. The rest appear in the first several months of life, and usually disappear by school age.
— National Library of Medicine – National Institutes of Health
Mechanism of Action
Laser or light energy is selectively absorbed by the oxyhemoglobin resulting in heating of the blood vessels. With the correct wavelengths and fluence, the vascular lesion will be heated to above 70 oC. At that temperature, blood vessels will break down and shrink which leads to a reduction of the vascular lesion.
Results
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