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The vanquishing of thread veins
Spider veins are tiny, superficial purple or red veins just underneath the skin. As the name suggests, they usually appear in a pattern similar to a spider web. Here we look at some leading aesthetic devices in the market that target this condition
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Although both men and women may suffer from them, spider veins (or thread veins) are not nearly as common for men as they are for women. But they affect people of all age groups, skin types and lifestyles.
These purple or red veins develop most commonly on the face and legs and can cover either a very small, or very large, area of skin. They differ to varicose veins, which are distended veins beneath the skin that are no longer functional.
ThermaVein®
ThermaVein® provides safe fast and effective treatment for the removal of red thread veins, otherwise known as telangiectasia, and vascular blemishes from across the entire body. The brand’s machines are used by hundreds of leading clinics worldwide and across the UK, where thousands of successful treatments are performed.
This system uses a thermocoagulation process. An insulated probe with a 4Mhz current is applied to the skin, causing the vein to empty. ThermaVein® then creates a seal by gently heating the vein wall, allowing the body to naturally reabsorb the vein. The low current ensures the blood does not coagulate, making it a very safe and sought-after walk-in walkout treatment. The treatment is instant, effective and permanent.
ThermaVein® is a recognised and trusted brand that offers an acclaimed treatment, with virtually no risk to the patient and with market-leading results. Treatments are only 15 minutes and are
positioned as a safe alternative to IPL, laser and electrolysis. There is minimal risk of skin damage. This system eliminates the common side-effects associated with other treatments, such as bruising and scarring.
In addition to treating thread veins, ThermaVein® can be used to treat milia, skin tags, Campbell-de-Morgan spots, cherry angioma, spider naevi, vascular blemishes and ankle thread veins. The technology is also commonly used in conjunction with microsclerotherapy and advanced treatment options are also available.
With proven technology that is supported by independent clinical trials, ThermaVein® is a market leader in the aesthetic treatment of telangiectasia and skin blemishes. The equipment does not use costly consumables, making ROI attractive and profitable. This system comes with enough consumables to treat 200 patients and a two year warranty.
Technology is MDD CE 93/42 compliant, FDA listed, ANVISA registered and manufactured in the EU. ThermaVein® is fully CE compliant as a medical device to EEC directive 93/42.
Synchro VasQ
Synchro VasQ for dermatological vascular treatments is a 595nm wavelength Dye laser, which treats a large number of vascular lesions and other indications. The 595nm wavelength is clinically proven to be highly effective for
absorption in haemoglobin.
Laser energy precisely targets the area under the skin’s surface, leaving the top layer of skin intact. The light heats up the blood in the vein, causing it to coagulate and immediately shrink the vessel. Because of the body’s natural healing process, the blood in the targeted veins will be absorbed, while the veins will disappear.
Available from Hitech Lasers, this device features a Dye lamp with RightLight™ Technology in a special hand piece with selective action and protection of the dermal structures surrounding the lesion. RightLight™ treats an area up to 6.3cm2. Energy is released in micro pulses, with the benefit of reducing post-treatment purpura.
The greater amount of energy available makes it possible to use a maximum spot size of 12mm, which improves the therapeutic approach and the treatment speed. Spot sizes range from 5-12 mm. In addition to treating various vascular lesions, the device can also be used in the treatment of psoriasis, warts, scars and acne, without the annoying problem of post-treatment purpura.
DenaVe
New to the market and available from Hitech Lasers, the DenaVe – 585 solid state laser is designed by DEKA to close unsightly spider and other veins and reduce or eliminate their appearance. The treatments are non-invasive, fast, effective and safe, without any disruption to normal activities. DenaVe is a unique, compact and transportable 585nm solid state laser emitting through fibreoptic cable. It uses FSOPS (Frequency Shifted Optically Pumped Semiconductor) Technology, which makes treatment of vascular lesions easier, faster and more cost-effective.
The high precision of the laser delivers high energy to the target in a very selective way without epidermal damage.
The DenaVe pulsed emission is shorter than the vessel’s TRT (Thermal Relaxation Time), guaranteeing a purpura-free treatment. This makes the system suitable for all skin types.
DenaVe ensures maximum patient comfort with minimal risk of side effects. The DenaVe inoffice 30-minute treatment is nonsurgical and requires no numbing products or anaesthesia, and no downtime.
ClearVein
Alma Lasers, distributed by Best Lasers, has created the ClearVein Laser attachment for the Harmony XL Pro laser treatment to eradicate spider veins and vascular lesions with a unique wavelength of light.
This non-invasive laser treatment utilises a long pulse of light laser energy to destroy the defective vein altogether. The wave energy precisely targets the area under the skin’s surface so that the top layer of skin is left completely intact and untouched. The vein absorbs the laser energy and then immediately collapses, with an immediately visible blanching of the vessel.
Advanced fluorescence technology (AFT) and cuttingedge laser technology make it possible to reduce and eliminate your cosmetic vein problems in just one sitting.
The Plasma Era
NEOGEN Plasma skin regeneration (PSR) is a novel method for resurfacing skin through the use of thermal energy, which is dissipated at varying energy levels and depths throughout the epidermis and dermis
Neogen PSR technology is not chromophore dependent, nor is it ablative, fractional or invasive. This technology avoids vapourising or charring the epidermis.
Plasma thermal energy release results in the stimulation of regional inflammation, promoting tissue remodeling, wound healing and rapid healing. Repeated treatment over time leads to progressive skin rejuvenation beyond 12 months. The use of higher energy pulses allows for deeper tissue penetration and skin tightening. PSR has been shown to improve fine lines, moderate-to-deep rhytides and the texture and tone of photo-aged skin.
According to consultant physician, Professor Syed Haq, one can achieve equivalent or even improved results using PSR when compared with ablative procedures, with only half the downtime. He continues: “This allows you to customise settings to meet patients’ expectations, with treatment protocols ranging from a ‘pain free, no downtime’ treatment to the equivalent of a full ablative treatment.
“Precision treatment of multiple indications are able to be encompassed in a short therapeutic window using Neogen PSR. The safety profile of treatments is excellent and it is suitable for the face, perioral and periorbital areas, neck, jawline, décolletage, hands, abdomen and limbs.”
Fourth state
Plasma is the fourth state of matter. The Neogen PSR device consists of an ultra-high-frequency radiofrequency generator that excites a tuned resonator and imparts energy to a flow of inert nitrogen gas within the handpiece. This leads to the release of electrons from their atoms, leaving the atom in a positively charged state. When the same electron is ‘recaptured’ by its positively charged atom, energy is either emitted or stored by the gas molecules intrinsically. The activated ionised gas is termed plasma.
Nitrogen is able to purge oxygen from the surface of the skin, minimising the risk of unpredictable hot spots, charring, and scar formation. On formation, the plasma is directed through a quartz nozzle in a 6mm-diameter spot that is able to release energy at different degrees in the form of thermal heat. As the plasma hits the skin, energy is rapidly transferred to the skin surface, causing instantaneous heating in a controlled uniform manner, without an explosive effect on tissue or epidermal removal. This creates a natural dressing to provide protection and speed up the healing process.
Neogen EVO system
Following the success of Neogen PSR and SPA, Energist has launched the next generation of plasma skin rejuvenation technology in the form of the Neogen EVO system. This specific system has been purposely designed for dermatologists, aesthetic doctors and nurses.
Over the past few years more than 50000 treatments have been performed worldwide, with 30 Institutional Review Board Clinically Controlled studies carried out. This has led to date with seven specific indications of use that have been cleared by the US FDA.
Neogen Plasma South Africa
Since 2020, Neogen Plasma South Africa has been the exclusive Southern African Distributor for The Energist Medical Group, the UK’s leading developer, provider and manufacturer of aesthetic laser and plasma technology for use in medical, cosmetic & beauty procedures.
