They may develop anywhere on the body but they are most easily seen on the skin, mucous membranes and whites of the eyes. Usually, they do not cause symptoms. Some telangiectasias bleed and cause significant problems – for an example – Telangiectasias may occur in the brain and cause major problems from bleeding.

Sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice for telangectasias on the legs.

Laser treatment is typically used to treat telangectasias of the face and in our center we have pulse dye laser and BBL forever young

Causes may include:

• Alcohol use (related to rosacea)
• Aging
• Genetics
• Pregnancy
• Sun exposure

Diseases associated with this condition include:

• Ataxia – telangiectasia
• Bloom syndrome
• Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome)
• Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome
• Nevus flammeus such as port-wine stain
• Rosacea
• Spider angioma
• Sturge-Weber disease
• Xeroderma pigmentos