Facial Redness Treatment Melbourne

What Is Facial Redness?

Facial redness refers to the appearance of reddened skin on your face.

Some individuals have generalised redness affecting their entire face, while others have isolated red spots or localised areas of redness, affecting only their cheeks, nose or chin.

The aetiology of facial redness is multifactorial and includes genetics, sun exposure and sunburn, rosacea and other inflammatory skin conditions like eczema, skin sensitivities and allergic skin reactions, and blood vessel disorders, including broken facial capillaries.

Facial redness tends to be associated with facial flushing.

How Is Facial Redness Treated At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?

Ultimately, the cause of facial redness generally dictates the solution. At Melbourne’s Dr. Jodie clinic, we most commonly see facial redness due to sun damage, inflammatory conditions like rosacea, and blood vessel disorders, often presenting as networks of broken facial capillaries. Fortunately, all these conditions are responsive to vascular laser treatment.

The Excel V+ Laser (Melbourne)

The Excel V+ laser is rapidly emerging a leading device for treatment of vascular complaints. This advanced laser technology offers precise targeting of broken facial blood vessels associated with facial redness with remarkable efficiency. It targets both superficial and deep blood vessels within the skin by releasing light energy at two different wavelengths, 532nm and 1064nm. The light energy is absorbed by oxyhaemoglobin (the molecule responsible for the red colour of your skin) within your blood vessels, causing them to spasm and close. Your body’s natural renewal processes then replace the old, damaged tissue with fresh, new tissue, including new collagen, but without the unwanted redness.

The Excel V+ laser is particularly versatile, allowing your Dr. Jodie clinician to customise treatments to your skin type and specific needs. Not only can it minimise facial redness, the Excel V+ laser can also improve redness affecting your neck, décolletage and body. The workhorse of the Excel V+ laser is its CoolView TM handpiece, a sophisticated glass interface that facilitates treatment of larger areas of redness, with in-built cooling for your comfort. For more intricate areas that are difficult to reach, like the corners of your nose where broken facial capillaries commonly appear, a pen-like attachment, known as the Dermastat TM handpiece, can be used to trace and eliminate these more troublesome blood vessels.

For optimal results, 1-2 treatments separated by 4 weeks is recommended, although as many as 4-6 treatment sessions may be required. It is important to understand that if you are prone to facial redness, then even following treatment, it is likely you will continue to develop facial redness, so annual maintenance sessions will be necessary.

As the Excel V+ laser may cause temporary bruising and swelling, its timing should always align with your social commitments. Other more significant potential side effects will be discussed at your consultation appointment in detail.

Laser Genesis (Melbourne)

For those of you who struggle to commit to downtime, Laser Genesis offers an alternative solution. By targeting the smaller blood vessels of your face with micro pulses of light, Laser Genesis helps to minimise facial redness and facial flushing. It can even address skin quality by reducing the appearance of fines lines, acne scarring, and open pores, as an added bonus. In fact, it has a potent anti-inflammatory effect which useful when treating inflammatory skin conditions such as rosacea. However, Laser Genesis is less effective than the Excel V+ laser at targeting the larger broken facial capillaries also responsible for facial redness. And although is does not require any significant recovery time, 4-6 sessions spaced 1 month apart, will be necessary for visible results.

At the Dr. Jodie clinic in Melbourne, many clients opt to incorporate Laser Genesis into their routine as ongoing maintenance for redness reduction following a short series of Excel V+ laser treatments. Others prefer to use it as their stand-alone therapy for skin rejuvenation and minimisation of mild redness and flushing. Your Dr. Jodie clinician will guide your choices and help devise a personalised treatment plan just for you.

IPL (Melbourne)

At the Dr. Jodie clinic, we offer the Medi Pulse Pro XL IPL alongside our preferred treatment option, the Excel V+ laser, for addressing vascular lesions. If you're currently receiving IPL treatment for pigmentation or rejuvenation, we can adjust the IPL filter during the same session to target facial redness as well. Your Dr. Jodie clinician will assess whether this modification is suitable for your needs or if a separate session with the Excel V+ laser is necessary.

Why Choose Melbourne’s Dr. Jodie Clinic For Treatment Of Your Facial Redness?

At the Dr. Jodie clinic, your health and safety are considered just as important as your aesthetic goals. Every consultation is approached with care, allowing time for a thorough discussion of your individual skin needs and concerns. From there, your clinician will work with you to develop a personalised treatment plan tailored to your priorities. When exploring options for facial redness, you will be guided through the process with clarity, transparency, and support at each step. With over 15 years in cosmetic medicine, Dr. Jodie has mentored and trained her clinicians to deliver treatments with consistency and attention to detail, including the use of advanced laser technology for vascular skin concerns.

For more information see Excel V+ Laser and Laser Genesis.