on Vein Reduction How do lasers and IPL get rid of veins?
Veins, and arteries, contain pigments in blood vessels that lasers and IPL devices can target. A specific wavelength and strength of light is pointed to the vessels and the pigments in the hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin of blood cells absorb the light energy, get hot, and explode to destroy the vessel shut. The vessels collapse and fade as they are absorbed. Often times the effect is so dramatic that the vessels disappear in front of your eyes!
