Laser Port Wine Stain Treatments in Santa Monica

Port-wine stains are vascular birth marks typically found on the face and other body areas. Port-wine stains are present at birth and persist throughout life. It affects about 3 out of 1,000 people. Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance, but the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color as the child get older. In adulthood, thickening of the lesion or the development of small lumps may occur.

Many doctors & medical spas in the Santa Monica area offer laser treatments for Port Wine Stains

Dr. Ava T. Shamban treats port wine stains at his office on Santa Monica Blvd. Dr. Shamban offers the Candela Laser, useful in the treatment of red birthmarks and port wine stains. Dr. Shamban also offers the VBeam laser for red port wine stains.

Dermatology Institute & Skin Care Center also offers laser treatments for port wine stains in the Santa Monica area. The center offers the versatile pulsed dye laser which is effective in treating port wine stains. The pulsed dye laser is relatively painless and feels like a snapping sensation with each pulse of the laser.


Dr. Lisa Jewell offers the yellow pulsed-dye laser. It has a pulsing beam that is heavily absorbed by hemoglobin, which gives blood its red color. This laser is often used for performing surgery on children who have pinkish birthmarks (port-wine stains).