Skin cancers and conditions

Telangiectasia and rosacea

Fine red linear blood vessels in the skin. They are a common feature of sun-damaged and ageing skin. Effective cosmetic treatments are available.

Also known as

telangiectases, spider telangiectasis, broken capillaries, spider veins

Symptoms and signs

  • A network of small linear blood vessels in the skin
  • A spider telangiectasis may have a central solid and slightly raised portion with small linear blood vessels radiating from it

Risk factors

  • Long term sun exposure
  • Increasing age
  • Smoking
  • Multiple medical syndromes and conditions, for example liver disease, pregnancy, Cushing syndrome

Prognosis / outcome

Telangiectasia are harmless and treatment is not required unless it is for a significant underlying medical condition.

Progression

Telangiectasia persist indefinitely if they are not treated. Cosmetic treatments can often clear them, but they tend to recur with time and further maintenance treatments may be required.

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More information

News / blog articles

Medical and aesthetic laser treatments
Medical and aesthetic laser treatments
14
Sep 2023

We're excited to offer treatments with laser for sun-damaged skin, mole removal rosacea, unwanted vessels and pigmentation, overgrown scars and more.

IPL skin rejuvenation clinic Melbourne: facial and skin treatment
IPL skin rejuvenation clinic Melbourne: facial and skin treatment
04
Mar 2023

IPL (intense pulsed light) is a treatment for sun-damaged skin and other skin conditions. Spot Check Clinic uses IPL therapy for removal of freckles (“age spots”), facial redness and capillaries (“spider veins”), skin tightening, rosacea, hair removal, scar reduction and some skin cancers and pre-cancer lesions.

Rosacea services now available
Rosacea services now available
20
Mar 2022

Rosacea is made worse by heat, sun exposure and wearing a mask. We are seeing a lot of it lately! We now offer a range of treatments including BBL intense pulsed light, prescription medications and non-prescription skin products.

Low scarring mole removal now available
Low scarring mole removal now available
20
Nov 2021

Unsightly raised moles and seborhoeic keratoses are easy to treat, but the treatment often leaves scars. We're now offering removal of raised skin lesions using radiofrequency surgery, which results in less scarring than other methods.

Broadband light “rejuvenates” skin cells
Broadband light “rejuvenates” skin cells
26
Jul 2021

Intense pulsed light is a convenient and effective way of making the skin look younger to observers. Biopsies of treated skin have shown that the skin also resembles younger skin microscopically, and also expresses genes in a way similar to younger skin.

Recommended web links

BBL Hero
Sciton Australia

Information about the BBL Hero broad band light system including before and after photos

Date accessed:
 
4 Jul
 
2021

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