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What type of Skin Laser Treatments does CVLM provide?

Canberra Vein and Laser Medicine provides skin laser treatments for various skin lesions. The procedures we perform are founded on some basic principles:

1. Treatments and procedures are guided by current medical guidelines and peer reviewed evidence
2. If the treatment is not available here, you will be referred elsewhere

We are only going to treat what concerns you as the patient and will not coerce you or upsell any other product or treatment other than what you are concerned about.

The information below represents a visualisation of what can be treated or improved with our current crop of laser devices.

Rosacea

 

Acne

 

 

Angioma (blood spots)

 

 

Nasal Telangiectasias

 

So how does one access treatment?

They will need a medical consult which typically lasts 30 minutes. This consultation involves a thorough clinical assessment of the patient.

If one decides to go ahead with the treatment, they can only book in for a treatment 1 week after they have had the initial consult. This is consistent with the current AHPRA guidelines. Patients need a cool off period to think about all aspects of the treatment before they proceed.

Once one is fully decided, they can book an appointment for the planned treatment by calling 02 6081 0033 and speak to Samantha to secure the appointment.

What type of Skin Laser Treatments does CVLM provide?

Canberra Vein and Laser Medicine provides skin laser treatments for various skin lesions. The procedures we perform are founded on some basic principles:

1. Treatments and procedures are guided by current medical guidelines and peer reviewed evidence.
2. If the treatment is not available here, you will be referred elsewhere

What are Ablative Laser Treatments?

The use of a Class IV laser to vaporize a lesion with minimal to no scarring.

Ablative Laser Treatments for:

Benign Moles

These are relatively common and are benign in most instances. An assessment of the lesion with a dermatoscope (hand held microscope) will be carried out to make sure that the lesion is not a skin cancer. Then an ablative laser is utilised to eliminate the lesion under local anaesthetic. This is usually a one off treatment with little to no residual scarring.

Seborrheic Keratoses

These are very common benign lesions that are assessed with a dermatoscope prior to ablation with laser under local anaesthetic.

Again, like with most ablative treatments, this is a one off treatment with limited or no scarring.

Solar Keratoses

The process for solar keratoses is quite similar to seborrheic keratoses. Approximately 10% of these lesions have the potential to progress to a precancerous lesion so its worth taking them seriously.