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VBeam is a pulsed dye laser. Its yellow light is absorbed by the haemoglobin in blood and by almost nothing else, so it closes the small vessels that cause facial redness, broken capillaries, rosacea, cherry angiomas and vascular birthmarks while leaving the skin around them alone. At Rejuvenation Dermatology Calgary South, Dr. Paul Kuzel, a board-certified dermatologist, diagnoses the cause of the redness before treating it and performs every treatment himself.
VBeam emits light at 595 nm, a yellow wavelength that haemoglobin absorbs strongly. The energy heats the blood inside a vessel, the vessel wall seals, and the body clears it over the following weeks. Skin pigment and water absorb little at this wavelength, which is why VBeam is selective.
Redness and brown spots are different targets and need different tools. A clinic that offers only one device treats everything with it; a dermatology clinic matches the device to the finding.
For anything red: redness, capillaries, rosacea, angiomas, birthmarks, red scars and stretch marks. The most selective vascular laser available.
The 1064 nm wavelength reaches larger, deeper and bluer vessels such as leg veins and vessels around the nose that VBeam cannot close. Used when VBeam is not enough.
GentleMax Pro PlusFor anything brown: sun spots, freckles, tattoos. Brown and red are often treated in the same visit with the two lasers.
PicoWayIPL treats red and brown together with a broad band of light. It is less selective than VBeam for redness and less safe in darker skin, and it is not the first choice here for rosacea.
A red face can be rosacea, seborrhoeic dermatitis, lupus, a steroid-damaged skin, a contact allergy, or flushing from a medication or a medical condition. The laser treats one of those.
VBeam is used on the face, neck, chest and body, in adults and children.
Diffuse redness, flushing and the fine vessels of rosacea improve over two to four sessions and are maintained yearly. Combined with prescription treatment for the bumps and pimples.
Rosacea and rednessTelangiectasia on the nose, cheeks and chin, from sun, rosacea or heredity. Usually one or two sessions.
The small red domes that appear with age on the trunk and limbs clear in a single pass, usually in one session.
Vascular birthmarks in children and adults, treated in a course over months. Earlier treatment gives better results.
BirthmarksVBeam fades the redness of new surgical and acne scars and early stretch marks, and softens keloids alongside injections.
Scar revisionStubborn warts, the mottled red-brown of sun-damaged necks and chests, and the red of psoriasis plaques in selected cases.
WartsA VBeam session takes ten to thirty minutes. Small areas are usually treated at the first visit; a full face for rosacea is booked after consultation.
Downtime depends on the pulse. Non-bruising settings leave the skin flushed and slightly swollen for a day. Bruising settings leave purple marks for seven to ten days.
No referral is needed for cosmetic treatment. A referral is needed for covered assessment of a medical condition such as a vascular birthmark. VBeam is priced per session by area and quoted at consultation.
Referrals by fax to (403) 225-2914. Call (403) 286-6888 for current pricing.
Discrete vessels respond fastest. Broken capillaries and cherry angiomas usually clear after one or two sessions. Diffuse redness and rosacea improve progressively over two to four sessions, four to six weeks apart, with a visible reduction in background redness and flushing. The improvement lasts a year or more and is maintained with an occasional session.
Port-wine stains lighten substantially over a course of many sessions but rarely disappear completely. Red scars and stretch marks fade to the surrounding colour over two or three sessions.
VBeam does not treat brown pigment, does not tighten skin, and does not stop rosacea from producing new vessels over time. It treats what is there now, and the medical plan reduces what forms next.
VBeam is priced per session by area and quoted at consultation. Laser treatment is not covered by Alberta Health Care. Call (403) 286-6888 for current pricing.
One or two for capillaries and cherry angiomas. Two to four for rosacea and diffuse redness, then maintenance every year or two. Vascular birthmarks need a longer course.
Each pulse is a cold spray followed by a snap like an elastic band. Most adults do not need anaesthetic. Numbing cream is used for children and for large areas.
Only if bruising settings are chosen, which Dr. Kuzel does for stubborn vessels and birthmarks because they clear better that way. For rosacea and most facial redness, non-bruising settings leave only a day of flushing. You decide together at consultation.
Yes, with adjusted settings. Longer pulses and lower energy are used, and a test spot is sometimes done first. Pulsed dye laser is safer in darker skin than IPL because of its selectivity.
No. It removes the vessels and background redness that medication cannot reach, and the improvement lasts a year or more. Rosacea is a chronic condition, and the medical plan alongside laser is what keeps it controlled.
VBeam. It is more selective for blood vessels, more effective for rosacea in clinical studies, and safer in darker skin. IPL has a place for mixed red and brown sun damage in fair skin.
Yes. Pulsed dye laser is the standard treatment for port-wine stains and some haemangiomas in infants and children, and earlier treatment gives better results. Children are assessed individually and treated with numbing cream.
Discrete vessels darken and fade within one to two weeks. Diffuse redness improves over the four to six weeks after each session and builds across the course.
Dr. Paul Kuzel, MD FRCPC, a board-certified dermatologist and the founder and Medical Director of Rejuvenation Dermatology Calgary South, diagnoses the cause of the redness and performs the treatment personally. He sees patients in English and Czech.
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Book a consultation with Dr. Kuzel. No referral is needed for cosmetic treatment, and small areas are usually treated at the first visit.
Rejuvenation Dermatology Calgary South
10201 Southport Rd SW #102
Calgary, AB T2W 4X9
Two blocks west of the Delta Hotel
(403) 286-6888
Referrals by fax: (403) 225-2914
Open seven days a week, with early mornings and evenings on weekdays.
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