.taddon.shop .cart span:before {display:none}

Treatments for vascular and pigmented lesions

9th March 2021

Treatment for vascular and pigmented lesions blog banner

Dr Sam Hills PhD, Clinical Director at Lynton Lasers

In this blog, Dr Sam Hills discusses Café-au-lait Macules, Campbell de Morgan spots and other Chromophores. Dr Sam Hills is the Clinical Director at Lynton Lasers, a UK manufacturer of laser and IPL systems. She is the creator and main lecturer of the industry-leading Lynton University of Manchester Skin Laser and Core of Knowledge courses.

What Is A Chromophore?

There are a large number of coloured lesions that people often want to cover or remove. Luckily, lasers and IPLs are excellent tools for treating these types of lesions.

Lasers work by selectively targeting certain chromophores; a chromophore being simply something that absorbs light. There are three 3 main chromophores in the skin; melanin, haemoglobin and water, which means that lesions such as Campbell de Morgan spots, Port Wine Stains and visible thread veins can be targeted by lasers or light systems that target haemoglobin, whereas Café-au-lait Macules, lentigines and other pigmented lesions can be treated with different wavelengths of light which target melanin. If the wavelength and pulse duration of light is chosen correctly, then these lesions can be removed or faded effectively, whilst ensuring that the surrounding tissue is unaffected.

Café-au-lait Macules

Café-au-lait macules are one of the most common types of birthmark, affecting 13% of Caucasian skins and 27% of people with darker skins. They are flat, epidermal lesions that vary in colour from very light brown to dark brown. They are not always present at birth but are usually apparent by the age of 2. It’s worth noting that although having one or two lesions is very common, multiple lesions (6 or more) can be indicative of neurofibromatosis and people presenting with multiple lesions should be referred to their GP.

Café-au-lait macules (CALMs) respond very well to Q-Switch lasers, but, in common with many pigmented lesions, they have a high recurrence rate, with as many as 50% recurring in the following years. Daily use of SPF on the area will reduce or slow down the rate of recurrence. 

Café-au-lait macule before and after 6 treatments with a Q-Switched Ruby laser.

Campbell de Morgan Lesions

Campbell de Morgan lesions (also known as cherry angiomas) are small, red, raised spots from 0.1mm-1cm in diameter. They most often appear spontaneously on the trunk and tend to increase in number in middle age. They can sometimes be mistaken for spider naevi, but unlike them, they do not blanch when pressure is applied. Their cause is unknown but they respond well to both IPL or laser treatment. After treatment, they immediately turn very dark in colour and are then reabsorbed by the body over the following weeks. 

Click the button below to find out more about vascular and pigmentation removal with laser and light-based technology. 

 Pigmentation Removal Machines  Vascular Lesion Removal Machines

 

Expansion of Premises to Facilitate Entry into Export Markets

To facilitate its entry into new export markets, Lynton Lasers Ltd required increased manufacturing space, as well as new demonstration and training facilities. To this end, LEADER Funding was applied for, and won, to support the refurbishment of an adjacent business unit (Unit 9d) as well as the re-arrangement and refurbishment of the existing business unit (Unit 6) on Holmes Chapel Business Park.

This Project was part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

Lynton House, Manor Lane, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8AF

Quick Enquiry
Enquire About Course

Enquire About Course

Are you an existing Lynton customer? *
Register For Course

Register For Course

Delegates

Add all the delegates who will be attending
Are you an existing Lynton customer? *
Register For Course

Register For Course

Delegates

Add all the delegates who will be attending
Are you an existing Lynton customer? *

Credit Cards Accepted

Lynton Lasers Ltd is registered in England and Wales Reg. 2956199
Registered Office: Manor Lane, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8AF

Product Enquiry

Product Enquiry

Treatment of interest
Contact Us

Contact Us

We would like to hear from you. Please send us a message by filling out the form below and we will get back with you shortly.

Address *
Address
City
County
Postcode
Country
Treatment of interest:

This website uses Cookies to improve your browsing experience and to help with our marketing. You can read more about removing Cookies here: Privacy Policy

I'm fine with this

Your compare list

Compare
REMOVE ALL
COMPARE
0