Laser Therapy of Venous Lakes (Bean-Walsh) and Telangiectasias

Multiwavelength Laser Treatment of Venous Lakes

“…The continuous‐wave argon laser has been used in the treatment of different skin diseases including VLs 5–7 . Nevertheless, scar formation (hypertrophic in some cases 16 ) has been reported in several studies.…”

“…Several laser techniques have been applied in VL treatment (argon laser continuous and pulse mode, 5–7 pulsed dye laser, 8,9 carbon dioxide vaporization, 10 diode laser, 11 and long‐pulsed neodymium‐doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser) 12 . There is little experience in the use of the multiwavelength lasers to treat VLs, but it seems to be a valuable and effective tool in their management.…”

Venous Lake of the Lip Treated With a Sclerosing Agent: Report of Two Cases

“…Venous lakes, first described by Bean and Walsh 1 in 1956, are small, bluish purple, slightly raised, soft lesions that occur on the exposed skin of older persons. The face, helix of ears, and lips are the most common sites 1,2 . Histopathologically, a few or multiple large, dilated, and irregular thin‐walled venules are located in the upper and middle dermis 1,3 .…”

“…Although it is usually symptom free, treatment may be required if bleeding after trauma is troublesome or for cosmetic purposes. Methods of treatment include surgical excision, 3 cryosurgery, 5 intense pulse light, 6 infrared coagulation, 7 or laser therapy 2,8,9 …”

Venous Lakes: A Report of 32 Cases Treated by Carbon Dioxide Laser Vaporization

“…Treatment of VL is demanded for cosmetic reasons or because of recurrent bleeding. Different treatment systems have been performed to remove VL, including excision, 3 cryosurgery, 4 electrodesiccation, infrared coagulation, 5 continuous mode argon laser, 6–8 pulsed mode argon laser, 9 flashlamp pulsed dye laser, 10,11 intense pulsed light source, 12 and carbon dioxide laser vaporization 13,14 …”