Vein Treatment

Vein Therapy

Spider Vein Treatment

When seeking spider vein treatment, whether sclerotherapy or vein therapy, it’s important to understand what spider veins are as spider vein treatment alternatives are available.

What Are Spider Veins?

Spider veins are tiny bluish or reddish surface veins. They often affect legs and/or face resulting from increased pressure in the vein system factors influence the formation of spider veins, including heredity, changes, and pregnancy.

Sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy is used to treat both spider veins and certain types of varicose veins. Sclerotherapy involves the injection of a special medication into the diseased vein which causes it to close off. Sotradecol (sodium tetradecyl sulfate) is a pain free spider vein treatment.

Vein Treatment

Most patients describe minimal itching and burning for 5-15 minutes following sclerotherapy. You will feel the prick of the needle being inserted into the skin. However, Dr. Frasco uses the tiniest needles possible to reduce the discomfort felt by our patients. If he is unable to treat the “feeder” veins effectively, you may require one or two treatments. However, if you have a more severe problem, numerous spider veins over a larger area, you may require 2- 3 sessions. These are spaced approximately 4 weeks apart.

Micro-Phlebectomy Leg Vein Removal

Micro-phlebectomy, is a varicose vein surgical treatment that is used to treat certain types of varicose veins. The word “phlebectomy” literally means removing the vein. When someone speaks of “leg vein removal”, that’s exactly what this procedure does. The day of the procedure, your leg will be marked where the veins bulge out. The doctor will make tiny incisions of about 2-3mm-the size of a ball-point pen tip – and use a crochet-type hook to “grab” the vein and remove it. This interrupts
the vein, causes any remaining portions of the vein to atrophy, and gets rid of those unsightly bulgy areas!

Will there be scarring?

You’ll be pleased to know that the incisions are so tiny, that any scars aren’t seen. Most patients can barely see their incisions four to six weeks after surgery.

How much down time or recovery time is needed?

The recovery time for this leg vein removal procedure is negligible. You need to take it easy for the first 48 hours. After the first two days normal activities are resumed. Only strenuous exercise is discouraged the first week to ten days, as are swimming and hot tubs.