Bangbae Station Dermatology: Treatment Is Needed If Your Cheeks Are Always Red and Fine Blood Vessels Are Visible

Telangiectasia at a Bangbae Station Dermatology Clinic

If your cheeks become especially flushed after washing your face, or if fine blood vessels have started to show around your nose and on your cheeks, you should consider the possibility of telangiectasia. Many people I see in the consultation room say things like, “The redness still shows through even when I apply a thick layer of cushion foundation,” or, “I feel embarrassed because my face suddenly becomes very red whenever the weather gets even slightly colder or warmer.”

Telangiectasia is a condition in which very fine blood vessels close to the skin’s surface lose their elasticity, remain stretched, and are unable to contract, making them visible through the skin. Once blood vessels have become dilated, they do not shrink on their own, so it is difficult to improve the condition with only moisturizers or soothing cosmetics. Today, I’ll explain in detail why telangiectasia develops and how it should be treated.

Why Does Telangiectasia Develop?

Telangiectasia at a Bangbae Station Dermatology Clinic

The capillaries in the skin repeatedly expand and contract in response to temperature changes and irritation, helping regulate blood circulation. However, when they are repeatedly exposed to stimuli such as hot foods, alcohol consumption, sudden temperature changes, and ultraviolet radiation, the vessel walls gradually lose their elasticity and become fixed in a dilated state. People with thin or dry skin tend to have more visible blood vessels, so their symptoms may appear more pronounced.

Telangiectasia can also develop when topical medications containing steroids are used for a long period, as the vessel walls may become weakened. If left untreated, symptoms that initially appear only around the nose or on parts of the cheeks may gradually spread, and they often occur together with facial flushing. For this reason, it is important to begin treatment early.

Selectively Treating Dilated Blood Vessels with Clarity Pro

Telangiectasia at a Bangbae Station Dermatology Clinic

Clarity Pro is a highly effective device for treating telangiectasia. Equipped with two wavelengths, 755 nm and 1064 nm, it selectively delivers energy to dilated blood vessels close to the skin’s surface, causing the vessels to coagulate and encouraging them to be gradually absorbed.

The reason Clarity Pro is used to treat telangiectasia is that it can precisely target problematic blood vessels while minimizing its effect on the surrounding normal skin tissue. As time passes after the procedure, you may notice the fine blood vessels that appeared red gradually becoming less visible, along with a more even overall skin tone. The number of treatments is adjusted according to the extent of the symptoms and the depth of the blood vessels.

Soothing Irritated Skin Around the Blood Vessels with LDM

Telangiectasia at a Bangbae Station Dermatology Clinic

LDM can be helpful in managing telangiectasia when performed alongside Clarity Pro treatment. It can be used to soothe skin that has become temporarily sensitive after vascular treatment and to help stabilize the skin barrier environment. Because it uses ultrasonic energy with little heat stimulation, it can be received comfortably even by sensitive skin with dilated blood vessels and frequent redness.

It also helps stabilize the skin tissue’s moisture environment and reduce excessive reactions to irritation in the skin around the blood vessels. This combined approach—treating the blood vessels with Clarity Pro and stabilizing the skin with LDM—can help maintain the effects of telangiectasia treatment for longer.

Reduce Factors That May Cause the Blood Vessels to Dilate Again After Treatment

Telangiectasia at a Bangbae Station Dermatology Clinic

Even after receiving treatment for telangiectasia, new blood vessels may dilate again around the treated area if you do not change lifestyle habits that irritate the blood vessels. Hot foods and alcohol are 대표 factors that rapidly dilate blood vessels, so it is best to reduce them whenever possible. You should also avoid prolonged exposure to high-temperature environments such as saunas and Korean-style heated rooms. Ultraviolet radiation is a major factor that weakens blood vessel walls, so applying sunscreen carefully whenever you go outside is the most basic habit for preventing recurrence. Since dry skin can make blood vessels appear more prominent, it is also important to keep your skin moisturized with a gentle product that causes little irritation.

Because blood vessels that have once become dilated do not recover on their own, it is much more beneficial to begin treatment before the symptoms worsen. If you have been concerned about cheek redness and visible fine blood vessels for a long time, first have your skin condition checked by a board-certified dermatologist and find a treatment plan suited to your skin. I’ll carefully help you restore an even, clear-looking skin tone.