Venous lake on my lip

Thanks to all for the info. I did see a dermatologist who recommended removal with a certain laser (don't remember which laser) however I am scheduled to have the procedure next week. I still don't really understand this whole lip vein thing and had never heard of this before. But oh joy, I have several on my lower lip. Hopefully this treatment will take care of them. Thanks again, very informative.

I now have 3 venous lakes inside my mouth; one on upper lip and two on the bottom. I had a dermatologist try and cauterized them, but he didnt do a very good job since they came back after healing. I would think there MUST be something else to try.....perhaps someone who deals in vein therapies? Any ideas?

I just had my venous lake treated by a dermatolist in Toronto with the Cutera cool glide. I had previously done IPL but it never worked. I guess you need a laser that goes into a deeper level of the tissue. I am so impressed with how much of the venous lake is already gone. Mine was quite large and on my lower lip. I may need one more treatment in another month or could just fade completely. Did not really hurt and I am very pleased with the results!

I had one procedure of laser done and its so much better but its still there, not as blue but still a bump the I am wondering will be fixed with one more treatment or will I have to do surgery. Oh I am sooo afraid of leaving a scar that will be more noticeable then with what I have now. Hearing stories that their surgery was a success helps but still leaves that small doubt of ''what if mine would fail''. I guess I'll have to go back and see what my doctor says who gave me my laser treatment. - EW

Hi,
I know it's been a while since anyone posted here but I just thought I would add my experience in case it is helpful to people in future. I had quite a big venous lake in the centre of my lower lip. I live in the UK and was refered to a consultant at the hospital by my Dentist. I had previously asked a GP about it but was told that it is just one of those things and nothing they could do so I had lived with it for several years. I went to see the Oral Maxillo-Facial consultant at the hospital and he recommended that I have surgery.
I had the procedure done on the NHS in January and had the stiches removed a week later. The procedure was very quick, less than 30 mins but I did have quite a lot of stiches right down my lip. It is now 5 weeks since the op. It was uncomfortable for a few days but the swelling went down quickly and it was no where near as bad as I was anticipating. It has healed really well and I am so pleased with the result. I do have a scar right down the centre of my lip but you'd really have to look hard to see it and I feel like it is still improving. I'm so pleased I had it done :)
Good luck to everyone having treatment, hope you all get a good result.
Jen

I am the person who wrote in on July 9, 2011 at 5:51. I related the story of my rather large venous lake being removed by the doctor using a cauterization tool instead of the Cutera Cool Glide (this from a doctor who DOES use the Cool Glide laser). He said because mine was so large the cautery tool would be more successful in my case. It has now been 6 weeks since my procedure and I just wanted to give an update. The venous lake is completely gone, and you cannot see ANYTHING on my lip. It is like the venous pool never happened. I am so thrilled. I didn't realize how much I had hated the ugly thing until it was gone. Good luck to everyone else, and thank you to everyone who shared your experiences.

EW- Not sure if size, depth, or placement makes a difference. But if I were you I would inquire about a procedure another person posted here, "lidocaine injection to numb lip then doctor used a electric needle and cauterized the vessel". As far as cutting it out....If it were me, I would just be a little nervous about the scaring that could occur from using a scalpel on my lip. -J