Port Wine Stain Treatment with the Gemini Laser Video

In this Video Dr. Sara Read from The Victorian Cosmetic Institute performs a Gemini laser treatment on a patient with a facial port wine stain.

Dr. Sara Read, a physician at The Victorian Cosmetic Institute?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Templestowe clinic, demonstrates the use of the Gemini laser to remove a port wine stain from the face of a patient. Dr. Read is a cosmetic physician who has a special interest in the use of medical lasers, such as the Gemini laser, to improve patient health and appearance. 


In the video, a patient with a considerable port wine stain, also known as a port wine hemangioma, undergoes treatment with the Gemini laser. As Dr. Read guides the laser hand piece over the port wine stain, laser pulses of a specific wavelength that is attracted to the port wine stains pass through the outer layers of the patient?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s skin to its target. Dr. Read has prepared the patient for as little discomfort as possible by placing a clear anesthetic gel over the area where the laser will be pulsed. The patient is also inhaling anaesthetic gas to decrease discomfort. The pulses of laser light are delivered from a smooth glass probe that glides over the skin.

During the procedure, which takes place in an outpatient setting at the state-of-the-art clinic, the patient is awake and calm. As Dr. Read notes, treatment consists of approximately 15 sessions with the Gemini laser. Each treatment lasts only a few minutes. While some temporary darkening of the port wine stain appears after each session, overall, the stain is lightening each time, until it is completely removed.

Despite the intense power of a laser, the Gemini laser is a safe and effective medical tool, especially in the hands of a highly trained physician such as Dr. Read. Through a series of short sessions, the port wine stain is destroyed by the Gemini laser, while the tissue surrounding the stain is only minimally disrupted. Some patients report a slight temporary stinging sensation as the pulses of light target the port wine stain.

Gemini lasers have proven to be a safe and extremely effective medical tool. Through brief sessions, where the patient remains comfortable and alert, skilled physicians such as Dr. Read use its power to remove the troublesome port wine stains, while leaving the rest of the facial skin untouched and undamaged. After a brief healing period, the stain is visibly lightened, until at the end of the sessions, it is permanently absent.
 

 




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