Our office offers a variety of treatments to minimize spider veins in the legs, or broken capillaries on the face.

• We utilize a combination of Sclerotherapy and Gemini laser treatmetns to treat unsightly spider veins in the legs.
• The Gemini Laser is highly successful in treating broken capillaries on the face.

Spider veins - the red, purple, and blue veins that appear in small clusters on the thighs, calves, and ankles - are a problem for millions of women. If they have made an unwelcome appearance on your legs, you are not alone. An estimated 50 percent of the adult female population suffers from this cosmetic nuisance. Dr. Terracina can help to eliminate spider veins through sclerotherapy. Our skilled dermatologist injects the veins with a sclerosing solution that contains a local anesthetic to minimize discomfort. The spider veins subsequently collapse and fade away. There is evidence that sclerotherapy also alleviates swelling, aching, night cramps, and other symptoms associated with spider veins. Sclerotherapy is a simple outpatient procedure that takes only about 45 minutes. You can expect 50 to 80 percent of the injected veins to disappear with each injection session. If any veins do not respond to the sclerosing agent, it may be possible to treat them with laser surgery. After your sclerotherapy treatment, you will be able to drive yourself home, and we will encourage you to take walks and resume all your normal activities. As part of a body makeover, sclerotherapy can be used to enhance the results of a liposuction or abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedure. Our Pine Bluff and Jackson, Mississippi area patients praise sclerotherapy for its effectiveness and convenience, and we think you will be impressed with the results as well. If spider veins have caused you concern, schedule an appointment today to eliminate them with sclerotherapy.

Gemini Laser

The Laserscope® Gemini® Laser system offers highly advanced, extremely versatile technology that allows Dr. Terracina to effectively treat a number of conditions with outstanding results. The Gemini® Laser has FDA approval for more than 20 major cosmetic applications, including the wrinkles and fine lines, acne, and laser hair removal. Dr. Terracina helps his Jackson, Mississippi patients eliminate the cosmetic imposition of blotchy pigmentation, broken blood vessels, age spots, and other troublesome conditions with the proven Gemini® Laser system. The Gemini® Laser is so precise that it can treat all skin colors with spot testing.

The Gemini® Laser focuses laser light at wavelengths similar to intense pulsed light (IPL). Intense pulsed light treatments are the gold standard for photorejuvenation. In addition to providing effective treatment for skin irregularities and dramatic results in laser hair removal, Dr. Terracina uses the patented Gemini® Laser system to treat large leg veins up to 4mm in size! The Gemini® Laser system also has the capability of remodeling collagen to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles.

With the Gemini® Laser system, Dr. Terracina is able to provide treatment for:

• Acne
• Collagen stimulation for fine lines and wrinkles
• Removal of vascular lesions (such as blue and/or red facial or leg veins, Rosacea, hemangiomas, cherry or spider angiomas, port wine stains, etc.)
• Removal of pigmented lesions (melasma, café-au-lait spots, post trauma hyperpigmentation, solar lentigines)
• Hair removal for permanent hair reduction and shaving bumps