Broken Capillaries & Facial Veins Treatment in Dubai

ELEMENTAL uses the Candela Vbeam Perfecta — a 595 nm pulsed dye laser designed specifically for vascular lesions. The laser light is absorbed by haemoglobin inside the visible vessel; the vessel walls heat up and collapse, and the body gradually clears the remnants. Surrounding skin is protected by the integrated cooling system.

A session for facial capillaries usually takes 15–30 minutes. Fine vessels may respond after a single session; more extensive redness typically needs 2–4 sessions spaced 4–6 weeks apart. Your dermatologist will give you a realistic estimate at the consultation — the number of sessions depends on vessel size, depth and skin type.

After treatment the area may look slightly red or bruised for several days. Most patients return to normal activities immediately. Sun protection is essential for several weeks after each session.

Treatment is performed in a DHA-licensed day surgical centre in Jumeirah 1 by licensed dermatologists — not in a beauty salon. Vbeam Perfecta is the pulsed dye laser platform with the largest published evidence base for vascular skin lesions. Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up stay with the same doctor.

Patients most often come to us for rosacea and facial redness, broken capillaries on the nose and cheeks, and Vbeam laser treatment of other vascular lesions.

Treatment of broken capillaries and facial veins at ELEMENTAL starts from AED 700 per session. The final cost depends on the size of the area and the number of vessels treated, and is confirmed in writing after your consultation, before anything is scheduled.

Dilated facial vessels are a sign, not a diagnosis. The visit starts by deciding what is behind them, because that changes both the treatment and what happens afterwards.

• Rosacea. The most common reason for persistent redness with visible vessels on the cheeks and nose. Laser treats the vessels; the underlying condition still needs management, otherwise new vessels appear — see rosacea treatment.
• Sun damage. Years of UV exposure weaken the vessel wall; in Dubai this is the background to most cases and the reason daily sun protection is part of the plan rather than an afterthought.
• Skin thinning. After long-term topical steroid use, or with age, vessels that were always there become visible.
• Post-inflammatory or post-procedure. After acne, after some peels or laser treatments, or around a scar.
• Isolated cherry angiomas and spider naevi. Benign, common, and treated for appearance — but assessed first, because a lesion that bleeds, changes or grows is examined, not zapped.

Examination is with dermoscopy where the vessel pattern needs a closer look. A rapidly appearing crop of spider naevi in an adult is a reason to check liver function rather than to book a laser session, and that is the kind of finding a dermatologist consultation is for.

Treatment is with the Vbeam pulsed dye laser, which targets the haemoglobin in the vessel so that the vessel wall collapses and the body absorbs it. Fine vessels on the nose and cheeks usually clear in one to three sessions spaced about four to six weeks apart; larger or long-standing vessels take more, and rosacea-driven redness is a course rather than a single visit. The number is reviewed against standard photographs at each visit, not fixed in advance.

Afterwards: redness and mild swelling for a day or two are expected, and purpura — a temporary bruise-like mark — can occur where higher settings are used and is discussed before treatment. Sun protection every day for the period specified, no hot yoga, sauna or vigorous exercise for the first 48 hours, and gentle skincare while the skin settles. Make-up is usually possible the next day.

Cost: treatment of broken capillaries at ELEMENTAL starts from AED 700, and the figure for your plan is quoted in writing after examination, because it depends on the area, the number of vessels and how many sessions are advised. A dermatologist consultation is AED 680 with a Specialist Dermatologist and AED 600 with a general practitioner. Prices updated: September 2026.

Individual results vary. Treatment is planned after examination by a DHA-licensed physician. Related: Vbeam Perfecta laser, dermoscopy, skin lesion removal.