COWELL ST SKIN & HAIR CLINIC • LLANELLI, SOUTH WALES
Light-based treatment to reduce facial thread veins and broken capillaries, with no needles and no surgery, at a doctor-led clinic in Llanelli.
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Registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and led by GMC-registered doctors.
From £30 a session, with your price confirmed at a free consultation before any treatment.
Most sessions take only a few minutes, and you can go straight back to your day.
At 10 Cowell Street, a short walk from the town centre car parks and the bus station.
We use the Lynton Lumina, a medical-grade IPL system, with a handpiece suited to small veins on the face.
Treatment uses pulses of light on the surface of the skin, so there is nothing to inject and nothing to cut.
Treatment follows doctors’ protocols, with your skin type and medical history checked before we start.
Thread veins, sometimes called spider veins or broken capillaries, are small red, blue or purple veins that show through the skin, often on the cheeks, nose and chin. They are usually harmless, but many people would simply rather not see them in the mirror. At our Llanelli clinic we treat them with IPL, from £30 a session.
Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic is in the centre of Llanelli. We are a doctor-led clinic registered with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, and we have been treating clients since 2016.
Every client starts with a free consultation. There’s no pressure and no sales pitch, just an honest view of what treatment can and can’t do for you.
Thread veins appear when tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin widen and stay visible. They become more common with age, as skin gets thinner and vessels lose some of their elasticity.
Common triggers include sun exposure over the years, a family tendency to them, hormonal changes, and repeated flushing of the skin. They often appear alongside rosacea, which we also treat.
They do not usually go away on their own, which is why many people choose to have them treated.
We treat thread veins with intense pulsed light (IPL) from the Lynton Lumina. The light passes through the surface of the skin and is absorbed by the blood inside the vein.
That energy turns to heat, which damages the wall of the vein so it closes. Over the following weeks your body gradually clears it away, and the vein fades from view.
Because the light targets the vein itself, the surrounding skin is largely unaffected.
Treatment works best on small, fine veins close to the surface of the skin, particularly on the face.
We can treat skin types up to type 4 on the Fitzpatrick scale, which runs from very fair skin to light brown skin. Tanned skin cannot be treated, and that includes fake tan.
We check your skin type and medical history at the consultation and tell you honestly whether we expect a good result. If light-based treatment is not the right option for your veins, we will say so and explain what else might help.
This page covers thread veins on the face, which respond well to IPL. Veins on the legs are usually larger and deeper and are treated differently. If your veins are on your legs, see our leg vein removal page, or ask us at your consultation.
Your first visit is a proper assessment. We look at the veins you want treated, check your skin type and ask about your medical history and any medication.
You’ll leave knowing whether treatment is suitable, roughly how many sessions to expect and what it will cost. There’s no obligation to go ahead.
To secure your appointment we take a £30 deposit. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it in full if you decide not to go ahead. Please read our cancellation policy before you book.
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What thread veins are, how IPL treatment closes them, how many sessions you may need, side effects, before and after care, results, cost, comfort and photographs. © Cowell St Skin & Hair Clinic.
Thread vein removal starts from £30 per session. The price depends on the size of the area being treated, and we confirm it at your free consultation, before any treatment. You pay per session.
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You’ll be given aftercare advice to take home, and you can call us with any questions.
Our clinic is at 10 Cowell Street in the centre of Llanelli, a short walk from the town centre car parks and the bus station. We have been treating clients here since 2016.
Clients travel to us from across Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Appointments are short, so many people come in during a lunch break or straight after work.
Prices start from £30 per session and depend on the size of the area. We confirm your price at the free consultation, before any treatment, and you pay per session.
There is some discomfort, but it is usually well tolerated. Most people describe warmth or a brief tingling that passes once the treatment is finished.
Small clusters of veins typically need one to three sessions. Larger areas usually need around five to six sessions for the best results. We’ll give you an estimate at the consultation.
Very little. The skin can look red afterwards, which settles within hours, and most people go straight back to their day. You’ll need to avoid heat for a day or two and protect the area from the sun.
Treated veins should not return, but new ones can appear over time, particularly with sun exposure or if you are prone to them. Sunscreen helps.
We can treat skin types up to type 4 on the Fitzpatrick scale, which covers very fair to light brown skin. We cannot treat tanned skin, including fake tan. We confirm your skin type at the consultation.
Not usually. Once a small vessel has widened and become visible, it tends to stay that way, which is why treatment is the usual way to reduce them.
Yes. The cheeks, nose and chin are the most common areas we treat, and small facial veins are where IPL works best.
Call 01554 227543 or message us on WhatsApp at 07437 164988. Consultations are free, and we’re open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, at 10 Cowell Street, Llanelli.
Come in for a free consultation and find out what treatment involves and what it will cost.
A £30 deposit secures your appointment. It comes off the price of your treatment, or we refund it if you decide not to go ahead.
Find us
10 Cowell Street
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
SA15 1UU
Monday to Friday
10am to 6pm
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