Laser Vaporization Surgery:

The two most common vascular birthmarks include port wine stains and hemangiomas. Both of these vascular birthmarks can occur in infancy and while they are very different in their natural history, both can be very successfully treated with the tunable dye (pulse dye) laser. Small spider veins, port wine stains, and hemangiomas can be treated in an office setting, while large areas of involvement may require a general anesthetic to treat the entire region. In many cases the deformity can be successfully eliminated with one treatment while other patients with a more significant deformity may require more than one or two treatments to successfully eliminate the birthmark. To determine whether the patient is a good candidate for pulse dye laser surgery, Dr. Rodgers would recommend a consultation and evaluation of the specific birthmark