Lumecca for rosacea and thread veins in London

The fixed redness of rosacea, the broken capillaries on the nose and cheeks, spider veins and the fine red threads on the legs are vessels, and vessels absorb light through the blood in them. Lumecca is FDA-cleared in the US for benign vascular lesions (harmless red vessels), including the thread veins of the face, trunk and legs, rosacea and its redness, spider angiomas (a red dot with fine threads around it) and superficial leg veins. In the 2026 Lumecca study of 20 rosacea patients, three sessions 21 days apart cut the clinician's redness score by about 60%, and the result held for at least three months. Usually three sessions in our practice, at Lumecca Clinic, 130 Harley Street, with the price in writing at a free consultation.

What it does for rosacea

Rosacea is not cured by anything; what Lumecca does is clear the vessels and the fixed redness that show, so the face is calmer and makeup goes on evenly. The condition keeps making new vessels at its own pace, so the result is managed with a top-up when the redness returns, in our experience once a year or so. In a 2020 study with another IPL device, rosacea had recurred at two years in 8.4% of patients given IPL after anti-mite treatment, against 48.3% of those given the anti-mite treatment alone. Rosacea bumps and pustules are a medical problem first, and the doctor sees active rosacea before any light is used.

What it does for thread veins and capillaries

A broken capillary or a thread vein absorbs the flash, the vessel wall seals, and the vein fades over the following weeks as the body clears it. In a 2005 study of 508 vessel sites treated with intense pulsed light, the average clearance was 77.8%, and four sites recurred within about three years. The nose and cheeks respond best in our experience. Leg thread veins are treated with Lumecca too where the vein is fine and superficial; a deeper or larger vein can need a different laser, which the doctor says at the consultation.

The session and after

Skin cleaned, eyes covered, a cool gel, the window flashed over the red areas; a snap with each flash, softened by the cooling. The skin is pink and warm for a few hours, and the treated vessels can look darker for a few days before they fade. Three sessions about four weeks apart in our practice, a review at three months, and four weeks of sun avoidance around each session. The results page explains the follow-ups.

Who it suits

Fair to olive skin with facial redness, broken capillaries or thread veins on the face, the body or the legs, with no current tan. Redness shows less on darker skin and the darkest types are advised a different treatment. A face with both redness and sun spots is treated for both in the same session, and the pigmentation page covers the spots.

Book a free consultation

Call Lumecca Clinic on 0207 043 8149 or use the form below. The clinician looks at the redness or the veins, grades your skin type and gives you the course price in writing.