Summary

Venous lakes are dark blue or purple nodules caused by a collection of blood. Though venous lakes may develop anywhere on the body, they are most often seen on the lower lips as seen here.

The exact cause of the venous lakes is still not completely understood. It is believed that long-term exposure to sun can cause chronic damage to the walls of superficial veins making them easily injured and dilated.

The gold-standard treatment for venous lakes at Brisbane Skin is a vascular laser, know as Nd:YAG.

This patient had one treatment with our Nd:YAG Laser, performed by our Dermal Therapist, Sam.

A wonderful result.