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» The Skin and Vein Centre

Clinic has new

name, operates

in same vein

There’s plenty of change afoot at Dr. ticular veins,” Dr. Barb said. “All we’ve been
Barb Kelleher’s clinic. able to offer for a number of years is mul-
First of all, the name is changing to The tiple injections for all those veins and we
Skin and Vein Centre. get good results. But that involves needles
“The old name was too long!” she ex- and not everyone tolerates so many needles.
plained. The cooled 1064 Nd:YAG can treat red or
Second, she has bought some new equip- blue spider veins up to three millimetres in
ment. diameter, superficial to deep. Ten years ago,
Third, the advanced treatments she’ll be we couldn’t do blue veins with laser and the
able to offer take less time, are usually less treatments hurt like heck. With the cooled
painful and less invasive. head, it’s relatively comfortable.
And the good doctor is extremely excited “I’m really thrilled about that because I
about all of it. think a lot of people shy away from treating
“It complements what we already do, small veins because they’re needle phobic.”
but does even more,” Dr. Barb said of the Dr. Barb is positively jazzed about her
new additions to her practice. “The new new acquisitions. You can tell by the smile
machine is called the Alma Harmony XL on her face and the enthusiasm in her voice
Pro, a multi-platform device, and it is won- as she discusses the benefits of the addition-
derful! The DYE:VL head combines pulsed al services she’s now able to offer her clients.
dye laser with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) But that’s what’s NOT new. The doctor has
and will replace my old IPL, which was been enthused about providing the best and
very effective, but slow and uncomfortable. most advanced care to her patients since she
DYE:VL will allow us to treat more vascu- opened her practice several years ago.
lar and pigmented lesions. For example, I She’s passionate about making people
could never treat port wine stains or large feel better about themselves. She believes if
hemangiomas and now I can.” we look good, we feel good. Or if we think
And her Harmony DYE-VL can help we look better after a procedure, we feel
those who are troubled by red clusters of better about ourselves, which is the whole
veins that have previously been difficult to point. And all that positive energy goes a Dr. Barb Kellher showcases her clinic’s Pixel Co2 femilyft machine. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
treat. long way.
“Not everybody has just spider veins,” “Then there’s skin tightening with the But as usual, the doctor is frank and remove raised lesions, especially on the
she said. “Sometimes they have redness — ClearLift head for fine lines and wrinkles,” honest about what people should and face such as a mole you dislike but don’t
these red clusters — we call it matting. And Dr. Barb enthused. “And that’s pretty im- shouldn’t expect. want to cut it out because of the scar.
you can’t really get a needle into them and pressive. You can hardly feel it because it “It’s super impressive,” she said. “But The CO2 laser vaporizes it and leaves
IPL is quite painful. Now we can use the creates microscopic holes under the skin by- all the colours don’t respond equally as a little black mark, and then when that
DYE-VL and, in a few treatments that are passing the outer layer. We do the treatment well. The red, dark blue and black tat- falls off after a few days, you just have
really quick, get it done. Practically pain- and the patient thinks it won’t work because toos respond really well. The tough ones new pink skin underneath with minimal
free with a cooled head and Alma’s propri- it doesn’t hurt. Come over at lunchtime are the greens, yellows and the vibrant if any scarring.
etary IN-Motion technology, there is no and rejuvenate your neck. I’m really excited blues.” “I also offer Alma Femilift vaginal
need for topical freezing and treatments are about it. It also will work on stretch marks And while cosmetic procedures are laser treatments, which take care of vag-
faster, and comfortable.” and scars and it is safe for all skin types.” frequently the focus, Dr. Barb’s other la- inal dryness, urinary stress incontinence,
While many patients have seen Dr. Barb Dr. Barb is also delighted about some- sers can address additional issues as well. vaginal laxity, and discomfort with inter-
over the years for sclerotherapy, which is in- thing that’s new to her practice — tattoo “The Alma Soprano Ice Platinum course. It’s a virtually painless treatment
jecting a solution into spider veins on the removal with the Q-switched Nd:YAG is the most advanced laser hair remov- that helps with all those problems.”
surface of the legs to make the veins disap- treatment head. al system and is safe for all skin types,” So lots of new options and improved
pear, her new 1064 Nd:YAG laser head will “We’re fairly excited about that,” she said. she said. “The Alma Pixel CO2 laser techniques are available at The Skin
treat those visible veins and others without “Because the longer you leave it (between does skin resurfacing for rough, irregu- and Vein Centre. Call 204-727-1920
using needles, and works for all skin colours. treatments), the better the results. You do a lar, wrinkled, pigmented, or scarred skin to book a consultation or appointment,
“The Nd:YAG does the small superficial treatment and you wait three months before on the face, so you can get a whole new email info@laserskinvein.com or check
spider veins as well as the deeper bluish re- you do the next.” top layer of skin. It can also be used to out the website — laserskinvein.com.