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Vein Treatment

AKA: Sclerotherapy, Starbursts, Vericose Veins,
Spider Veins, Telangiectasia

Spider veins (telangiectasis or sunburst varicosities) are small clusters of red, purple or blue veins most commonly found on any part of the leg. Varicose veins differ from spider veins. Varicose veins are usually more than ΒΌ inch in diameter, dark in color and tend to bulge. Spider veins are not an essential part of the venous system so treatment will not have a negative effect on your body. Doctors are treating spider veins with sclerotherapy. Sclerotherapy is a simple procedure where veins are injected with a sclerosing solution. This causes the veins to collapse and fade. This procedure will also help relieve the symptoms of spider veins, such as, pain, burning, swelling and cramping. This procedure is relatively painless.

The Procedure

Procedure: Sclerotherapy

This procedure can be preformed in your doctors office with no anesthesia. A sclerotherapy session may last 15-45 minutes. On the exam table your skin will be cleaned with antiseptic. The sclerosing agent will then be injected into the veins. Approximately 1 injection is needed for every inch of the spider vein. There may be 5-40 injections needed for 1 treatment. You may feel mild needle pricks or burning during the procedure.

Procedure: Laser treatment

During this procedure laser light energy is delivered to each vein needing to be treated. Long and/or short bursts are used on the vein and the blood vessels absorb the energy resulting in blood coagulation. This shuts down blood flow to that vein. This results in shrinkage of the vein. Multiple treatments may be necessary to treat all spider veins.

 

Recuperation

Support stockings and/or bandages must worn on treated areas. Length of time will be determined by your doctor. This will depend on the severity of treatment.


What You Should Know

Risks include, blood clots forming, severe inflammation, and adverse allergic reaction to the sclerosing agent.

For laser light vein therapy, patients may experience mild burning. Bruising may also occur around the treated area, but usually disappears after the first week.

The most common complication that can occur with both laser light and injection sclerotherapy is discoloration of the skin, usually brown in color. This condition may eventually fade from the skin.

Spider vein removal will only dissipate or remove existing spider veins. It does not prevent future spider veins from forming.



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Also Known As (AKA)

Sclerotherapy  |  Starbursts  |  Vericose Veins  |  Spider Veins  |  Telangiectasia