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Banish Those Varicose or Spider Veins With Sclerotherapy And Laser Treatments

 

Veins make you feel bad about summer, because they keep you from wearing shorts and swimsuits. They make discolored blotches that disfigure your legs. You wish you could just brush them away.

What are they? They’re spider veins or varicose veins, and you hate them!

You deserve to know about the two outstanding treatments that offer the perfect solution to clearing your skin of varicose or spider vein discoloration. Indulge yourself, and get rid of these unsightly, embarrassing nuisances!

Spider veins (or “starbursts”) form just beneath the skin. Often they radiate out from a central point, giving them the shape of a spider, or they may appear as fine separate lines in a web-like maze or as “branches” from a tree-shaped trunk. Spider veins can develop on any part of the body – the face, legs, arms, or sides. Varicose veins are larger veins most commonly found in the legs that can be painful, as well as unattractive. Over 80 million Americans suffer from varicose and spider vein discomfort and choose to have treatment.

The causes for both varicose and spider veins can include family history, abnormal blood flow, injury, birth control pills or other medications affecting hormones, aging, pregnancy, weight gain, sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time – a wide range of causes. Sun exposure can cause red or pink facial and nose clusters.

The two treatments we offer provide outstanding results in fading and eradicating unsightly leg veins. Sclerotherapy injection treatment, the procedure of choice in many cases, has successfully treated spider veins since the 1930s. In this process, a sterile saline solution is injected directly into the vein using a very fine needle – so the discomfort is minimal. The injection solution “irritates” the lining of the blood vessel, causing it to stick together and the blood to clot. The vessel then turns into scar tissue, which, over time, fades from view.

This safe, effective treatment for spider and varicose veins is performed in our “state-of-the-art” office suite. The treatments are long-term to permanent, and you can expect a 50-80% reduction of unsightly veins with each injection treatment (a series of a few treatments may be recommended). This is a very low-risk procedure and side effects are rare and minimal.

Laser varicose or spider vein treatments may be the preferred choice in certain applications. The best solution will be recommended based on an analysis of your individual needs. Brief, intense emissions of laser light, at the optimal setting for precisely controlled levels of penetration, eliminate the superficial blood vessels.

For both treatments, the amount of time for each session depends on the size of the area being treated, as well as the severity of the problem. If you have sclerotherapy treatments on your legs, you will be encouraged wear support hose for a few days, and to elevate your legs when you sit or lie down. But generally, downtime is minimal – you can drive home and return to most normal activities immediately!

In combination, sclerotherapy and laser treatment provide, quite simply, the best therapy options for varicose and spider veins. You deserve that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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