The “winter itch” as it’s known in the cosmetic industry, is a condition which leaves skin tight, itchy, and blotchy.
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The cold, dry, windy weather draws the moisture from your skin, leaving it dry, flaky and exposed. This can lead to a range of issues, but most noticeably, a breaking out of facial veins, leaving a permanent “blush”.

Did you know the Vein and Skin clinic also offer a range of services in Invercargill?
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Dr Henryk Poczwa regularly operates from the Southern Cross hospital, helping patients with a variety of procedures.
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If you’re in the South Island and can’t make it up to Wellington for treatment, then Dr Poczwa will come to you! 

The Vein and Skin Clinic in Wellington is at the forefront of all vein treatments and procedures available in New Zealand. We are experts in the non-surgical treatment of all types of conditions, from very large varicose veins right through to tiny facial veins.

Visible redness to the face is often a sign of broken facial veins beneath the skin’s surface. When these tiny blood vessels and capillaries break beneath the skin, the affects can greatly impact our appearance.

At the Vein and Skin Clinic, we understand that visible facial veins and facial blush can be distressing to the sufferer and we see a range of severities on a weekly basis.

Visible facial veins come in many different forms and affect both men and women. Redness can occur in small patches on the face, or cover a wide area, sometime travelling down the neck and to the chest.

There are a number of factors that cause facial vein conditions. Age, genetics, sun exposure and alcohol consumption are some of the more common reasons. However, anything that has the potential to put pressure on our delicate facial veins can break them and result in visible and sometimes permanent redness.

​The Vein and Skin Clinic offer a treatment for spider veins, rosacea, blush areas and poikiloderma of civatte (tiny red vessels that cause pigmentation changes) with sessions of IPL (Intense Pulse Light). This is a highly effective treatment with a consistently successful track record.