BUSM researchers identify better laser for treating facial spider veins

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 03:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have concluded that the 940 nm wavelength laser is superior for treating facial spider veins (telangiectasias) as compared to the 532 nm wavelength laser. The findings, which appear in the recent issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, are the first time these lasers were tested against each other for superiority...

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