Vascular Laser in Stone Oak, San Antonio
Targets the blood vessel itself — spider veins on the legs, broken capillaries on the face, and the persistent redness of rosacea.
How it works
The laser is tuned to a wavelength absorbed by haemoglobin. Energy passes through the skin, heats the blood inside the target vessel, and collapses it. The body clears the vessel over the following weeks and blood reroutes through healthy ones.
Surrounding skin is largely unaffected, which is what makes it precise enough for facial capillaries.
Who performs it
Dr. Aguirre performs all laser treatments herself. She is a certified laser hair removal technician and board certified in Family Medicine, which matters here for a specific reason: deciding whether a visible vessel should be treated or investigated is a medical judgement, not a device setting.
What responds well
Small spider veins and telangiectasias respond best — the fine red and purple threads on the legs, around the nose, and across the cheeks. Rosacea-related background redness usually improves substantially across a short series.
Cherry angiomas and small vascular lesions typically clear in a single session.
If your legs show bulging veins, aching, or ankle skin changes, you need a vascular assessment before a laser.
What does not
Larger bulging varicose veins need vascular assessment, not a laser. If you have prominent ropy veins, aching, swelling, or skin changes at the ankle, that can signal underlying venous insufficiency — and treating the surface without addressing it means recurrence.
We will send you for a venous evaluation rather than treat the visible part if that is what your legs are telling us.
Afterwards
Expect the vessel to darken, bruise, or take on a greyish cast before it fades. That is the treatment working, and it resolves over two to five days on the face, sometimes longer on the legs.
Strict sun avoidance for two weeks. New vessels can form over the years, particularly with sun exposure and rosacea, so occasional maintenance is normal.
Before & after
Where we treat
Vascular laser, answered plainly.
How many sessions will I need?
One to three for most vessels. Facial capillaries often clear in one; leg veins usually need two or three.
Does it hurt?
Brief snapping sensations, like a rubber band. The treatment is short and cooling is built in.
What will it look like afterwards?
The vessel darkens or bruises before it fades — two to five days on the face, longer on legs. That discolouration is the treatment working.
Will the veins come back?
The treated vessels do not return, but new ones can form over the years, especially with sun exposure or rosacea. Occasional maintenance is normal.
Can it treat large varicose veins?
No. Those need a vascular specialist. We will refer you rather than treat the surface and leave the cause.
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