Birthmarks Treated with Vascular Laser

Birthmarks are a generalized term for congenital lesions that are frequently related to abnormalities with normal blood vessels. Some birthmarks are not related to blood vessels, but rather abnormal pigmentation. Many vascular or pigmented lesions respond to laser treatment. Dr. Niamtu treats many of these lesions with various laser wavelenghts. In addition to birthmarks, aquired vascular and pigmented lesions are those that arise later in life and can frequently be treated in the same manner. These include hemangiomas, venous lakes, cherry angiomas, moles, and pigmented patches.

Cherry angiomas are benign red dots that contain blood vessels. Many people have a few and some patients may have hundreds. These lesions are easily treated in seconds with no recovery with the Iridex 940 laser. The patient below was is shown before and immediately after treament. No anesthesia is required.

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The images below show various blood vessel birthmarks treated with the Iridex laser