Glambeauty Focus – Treatment for Facial Spider Veins

Written By: Linda Cowin on May 4, 2009 No Comment

SPIDER VEIN TREATMENT

My Skincare treatment focus this issue is in explaining the treatment for facial spider veins.

Spider Veins are very small capillaries which have become permanently dilated and have surfaced to the epidermis. These start to appear sometime in the late 30′s or early 40′s. There can be a variety of causes for them among them:

-Long-term exposure to quick changes or extremes in temperature, such as going inside from frigid winter weather or participating in winter sports with the face exposed.

-Trauma to the skin, such as friction, pressure or other injury.

-Heat applied to the facial skin, such as hot water in showers or steam used on the face over a period of time.

-Sinusitis or allergies which have resulted in a history of constant nose and/or upper lip rubbing.

-Possible early sign of Rosacea, a skin and vascular disorder, most likely inherited from a parent.

Many of my clients have expressed concern about these and the good news is this: most are treatable! A tiny probe no larger than a hair is placed on the skin at the site of the capillary. Then, a split-second amount of high-frequency micro-current is applied with the Apilus SX500, which causes the blood cells within the capillary to coagulate or clot. Immediately the capillary disappears, and within a few days of the treatment, the skin shows no signs of capillaries or treatment.

Model #1:

Spider Veins on left cheek and nostril, before treatment:

Spider veins on left cheek, immediately after treatment:

Model #2:

Spider veins, right cheek before treatment

Spider veins, right cheek, after treatment

If these persistent and annoying capillaries cause your appearance to look ruddy and constantly flushed, I’d be happy to consult with you. Treatment cost is $3 per minute and an estimate of total treatment time (usually within the time frame of one hour, completed in several visits) is given with the consultation. Sorry, no leg veins; only minute surface facial veins are within my scope of practice. This treatment is ideal for both men and women.

-Linda Cowin, NCEA Certified Skin Care Professional

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About Linda Cowin: LINDA G. COWIN ~ Touch of Excellence 255 SW 41st St. Renton, WA 425-251-6620 www.touchofexcellence.com Meet Linda Cowin, owner of Touch of Excellence ~ Body, Hair & Skin Care, a family-owned and operated Full-Service Salon and Day Spa. In October 2007, Linda Cowin took the National 1200-hour NIC Advanced Esthetics Exam which was contracted by the National Coalition of Estheticians Manufacturers / Distributors and Associations (NCEA) and now holds the title of NCEA CERTIFIED SKIN CARE PROFESSIONAL. This certification is recognized as an equivalent to a Master or Second-Tier Esthetics license in participating states. Linda is also a skilled Electrologist, and the combination of her knowledge of the skin and its care and keen understanding of the hair and follicle puts her at an advantage in caring for her clients with this personal and sensitive need. Loving to learn and discovering her passion to teach, she incorporates educational opportunities into her style and creativity, in person and in her writing. She has been published in several professional and peer-reviewed journals, and is on the editorial team at Milady/Cengage Learning, one of the textbook publishers of her profession. ***My objective is to remain within a continuing educational framework, bringing my own expertise, intuition, inspiration, curiosity and love for people and the skin they live in to my professional practice and to encourage others to understand how to care for what they care about.***