Hand & Facial Veins

The most important principle to remember is that facial veins lie above the heart. As such, we do not have to consider gravity, failure of valves or venous reflux when assessing and treating facial veins. Treatment options for facial veins can almost always be selected from visual assessment alone. As a general rule, the smaller and more superficial the veins, the easier they are to treat and the more commonly they are treated. When thinking about possible treatment options for hand and facial veins, the selection of the appropriate treatment comes down to colour, size and depth of the target vein with a small consideration as to the location once the other factors have been taken into account.

Unlike the skin of the leg, the skin of the face is constantly exposed to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and is therefore very resistant to thermal damage. As such, transdermal laser therapy can be used directly to treat appropriate facial veins with low chances of causing skin burns.