Cutaneous Laser Centre

1. Couperose and neck redness

Couperose (Erythrosisfaciei) is a harmless skin condition where certain parts of the face have an abnormal red dyschromia. The most sensitive areas are the cheeks and / or the nose, but sometimes the forehead and parts of the chin can also be affected.

The laser devices we use, produce a very powerful light wave with specific wavelengths, which is perfectly aimed at the target it needs to reach. In couperose or neck redness, the red blood cells in the dilated capillaries are our target.

2. Port-wine naevi or angiomas

A port-wine naevus (angioma or naevus flammeus) is a benign, congenital skin lesion in which all the capillaries in a given skin area are dilated due to a defect in the closing mechanism of these capillaries. The disfiguring angiomas sometimes have a reddish-purple colour and are therefore also called wine spots. Wine spots on the skin have no identifiable cause and are rarely familial.

3. Venectasia of the legs

Venectasia, also called telangiectasia, is a cluster of small blood vessels which develop just beneath the skin surface. These are small blood vessels that dilate a few tenths of a millimetre to a few millimetres in diameter. They are red, blue or purple and sometimes look like a spider's web. If they spread in the same direction, they look like a broom or a paintbrush. That is why, in Belgium, they are sometimes also called 'bezemrijsvaatjes' ('broomstick veins') or 'penseeladers' ('paint brush veins'). Venectasia is a benign phenomenon and rather constitutes an aesthetic problem. It occurs mainly on the legs and more in women than in men. Venectasia is not the same as varicose veins, which are identifiable by their swelling.

4. Pigmentation spots

Pigmentation spots on the skin are caused by an accumulation of pigment. When several pigment cells are close together, they form a brown spot on the skin, also called freckles. A pigment called melanin is actually produced by cells in the epidermis. This pigment gives colour to our skin, hair and the iris of our eyes. The pigment cells protect us from the ultraviolet sunrays. Too much sun is one of the causes of pigmentation spots. That is why pigmentation is more common on the face and hands.

5. Tattoo removal

A tattoo is a design applied to the body for decoration. A tattoo is applied by means of a tattoo needle filled with ink, by puncturing the dermis. Professional tattoo artists use a tattoo machine with which the skin is punctured by multiple needles at the same time, 100 times per second, in order to leave the ink in the dermis and create the desired drawing. Although the colours may fade with the years, it is envisaged a tattoo remains on the body for life.

6. Laser depilation - permanent hair removal

Whether it is regarding abnormal excessive hair growth or cosmetically distressing facial or body hair, many people are bothered by it and do everything possible to remove the excess hair. In addition to the classic treatment methods, including shaving, wax depilation and needle electrolysis, since the nineties, you can also depilate through laser depilation. This hair removal method enables a permanent depilation in a quick and relatively comfortable manner.

7. UltraPulse CO2 laser ablation skin lesions

The UltraPulse CO2 laser produces a very powerful light wave that is able to heat and evaporate tissues immediately. That is why the UltraPulse CO2 laser is sometimes called the evaporating laser. With the UltraPulse CO2 laser, it is possible to evaporate the superficial cells of elevated or wart-like skin lesions, layer by layer. We do this with such precision that there is hardly any thermal damage to the underlying tissues. This way, superficial skin lesions can be completely removed without scarring, lightening of the texture or pigment damage.

We can beautifully level deeper skin lesions with a natural skin texture after recovery. Sometimes after the treatment of a deeper skin lesion, using the evaporating laser, there is some lightening of the texture. However, this is less disruptive than a surgical scar.

8. Moles or naevi

Moles (naevi) are benign accumulations of pigment-forming cells in the skin. Moles are a normal phenomenon. The official medical term for these benign moles is naevus naevocellularis.

Almost everyone develops a number of naevi after puberty, some are even born with them. These are normally referred to as birthmarks (naevus congenitalis). Although usually limited in numbers, some people can develop many naevi. 

9. Non-ablative skin rejuvenation

With non-ablative skin rejuvenation using the fractional laser, the epidermis is kept intact. The laser devices we use produce a very powerful light wave of a specific wavelength that is selectively absorbed by the tissue in the deeper layers of the skin.

Through this non-ablative laser treatment, the skin will become smoother and firmer, wrinkles will reduce and the skin structure becomes finer with finer pores. Redness and pigmentation can also be reduced with this laser treatment.

10. Skin firming with Titan laser treatment

Titan treatment for sagging skin is a safe, non-surgical technique in which your dermatologist uses an infrared light source to make your skin firmer and reduce the signs of aging skin.

At the Cutaneous Laser Centre, we use the Titan device to strengthen and lift the skin of the face and neck. We also treat sagging skin and excess skin in other areas of the body, including the décolleté, arms, stomach, thighs, etc.

11. Skin rejuvenation or resurfacing with the fractioned CO2 laser

Laser resurfacing is a laser technique in which the skin is provided with a new surface, making the skin look younger. For that reason, this technique is also sometimes referred to as skin rejuvenation. The resurfacing technique is usually used to make the skin firmer, to smooth wrinkles, fade scars and stretch marks or to improve the texture and skin pore structure. CO2 lasers are the most suitable laser devices for this.

12. Venus Freeze treatment

The Venus Freeze treatment is an effective treatment based on a combination of multi-polar radio frequency sound waves and pulsating magnetic fields (MP2), which lay a soothing and therapeutic thermal field on the skin.

The heat generated by the Venus Freeze device results in a shrinking effect of the protein structures (collagen), a natural recovery and renewal of the collagen (collagen neogenesis), a superficial reduction of fat cells (lipolysis) and new formation of small blood vessels (angiogenesis) through which the blood circulation improves and gives the skin a more radiant look.

13. Cryolipolysis - Figure correction removal of body fat

COOLtechcryolipolysis is a safe, quite painless, non-surgical figure correction treatment that removes localised body fat in a selective manner. The operating mechanism of the COOLtechcryolipolysis is based on the selective sensitivity of fat cells (adipocytes) during controlled freezing which causes controlled cell death (apoptosis) of these fat cells.

14. Skin rejuvenation through laser surgery

Skin ageing occurs over the years as a completely natural process. The speed and extent to which the skin ages is determined partly by genetics and partly by external factors. Lifestyle also plays an important role in skin ageing. In general, women tend to be more concerned about ageing skin than men.