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Zap Unsightly Veins Spider veins can be unattractive and also cause embarrassment. Laser ablation can banish the problem in no time.
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hread veins, also known as spider veins or broken veins, are tiny, thin blood vessels, which run close to the surface of the skin and look like fine red or purple lines. This is one condition that can be treated with laser. Others include reticular veins, port-wine stains, venous lakes and cherry angiomas. Spider veins are common on the face, especially around the nose, cheeks, chest and legs. Cherry angiomas are small, bright red skin swellings and are common in the neck, upper extremities and back. Lower-extremity vascular lesions, including spider veins and varicosities, affect around 40 per cent of women.
Various factors can contribute to the development of vein problems such as heredity, weight gain, prolonged standing or sitting, the use of certain medications (like oral contraceptive pills and chemotherapy), pregnancy and events causing hormonal shifts. Different types of lasers can be used for the treatment of vascular lesions including Intense Pulsed
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Dr Dean
Light (IPL), Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL) and Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd YAG) but the long pulse Nd YAG is most widely used and is available at Bahrain at Royal Bahrain Hospital’s (RBH) Royal Aesthetic Centre. Healing takes two to six weeks and the most common side affect is bruising which normally resolves within days.
Two treatments, one month apart, will usually achieve full clearance but, depending on the severity of the veins, touch ups may be needed. Dr Dean Cunha Gomes and Dr Ramesh P are Consultant Plastic Surgeons at RBH. Call 17 246-939 for appointment bookings and more information.
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Strathclyde MBA Graduation Ceremony
A ceremony was held at the Sheraton Hotel to honour forty-five students who graduated from Strathclyde Business School, Bahrain.
The graduating class with staff
Prof Susan Hart & Mariam
50 March 2015
Dhiren, Ayaan & Mala
Lonie Ajay, Batna, Nariman & Farheen
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