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The most popular and perhaps effective method of removing spider veins is sclerotherapy and foam sclerotherapy. It consists of introducing a thin needle into the lumen of the spider vein, a substance that leads to the disappearance of the spider vein.
What is a spider vein
A spider vein (telangiectasia, spider veins) is an enlarged intradermal capillary that is visible through the skin. They appear on different parts of the body, but most often on the legs.
Spider veins appear more often in women. At any age, getting rid of spider veins is a dream for every woman; fortunately, this dream is achievable today.
And so many questions arise:
- Why do they appear?
- Is it possible to get rid of them?
- How to do it?
- Where is the best and most reliable place to do it?
- When is the best time to start removing them?
It is possible to get rid of spider veins; different methods are offered for this, but the most reliable method is foam sclerotherapy. We will help you get rid of them and guarantee good results. Having performed over 6,000 successful sclerotherapy procedures, we can afford such guarantees.
Spider veins on the legs
Regardless of the cause of their occurrence, the principles of treatment do not change.
Causes predisposing to the occurrence of spider veins
- Hereditary factor
- A sedentary lifestyle (nurses, hairdressers, teachers, workers in factories and plants...) leads to stagnation of blood in the veins, followed by varicose veins and valve failure. The return of blood to the heart occurs with movement and muscle contraction.
- Hormonal changes in pregnant women, during puberty, during menopause…: in these cases, prevention plays an invaluable role in preventing the disease.
- Long-term use of contraceptives makes the vein wall weaker.
- Obesity increases intra-abdominal pressure, which adds to the increased pressure on the veins, with their subsequent expansion.
- Hormone replacement therapy leads to a weakening of the vein wall and their subsequent expansion.
- Conditions leading to increased intra-abdominal pressure (carrying heavy objects, constipation.
- Pregnancy, during which significant hormonal changes occur, an increase in the volume of circulating blood and an increase in the pressure of the growing uterus on the pelvic vessels, leading to the expansion of the veins of the lower extremities and perineum. Fortunately, in most cases the veins return to the original volume after childbirth.
Symptoms of spider veins
Some women do not complain of any symptoms, while others complain of fatigue, heaviness, itching, and a feeling of heat in the legs. These symptoms are more pronounced after standing or sitting for a long time, or after flights.
These sensations go away if you periodically raise your legs up for a few minutes.
All symptoms, or some of them, may be present.
Diagnosing spider veins
A surgeon and a surgeon-phlebologist diagnose and treat spider veins. The diagnosis is made after examination, questioning the patient and conducting ultrasound diagnostics (duplex scanning of veins), which allows assessing the condition of the venous system.
What happens if spider veins are not treated?
Refusal to treat spider veins leads to their further appearance and to an increase in symptoms, if any, or their appearance, if they have not yet appeared.
That is, to a worsening of the situation. On the contrary, treatment with subsequent prevention leads to an improvement in the situation and a slowdown in the progression of the disease.
The best way to remove spider veins is with sclerotherapy.
Luckily, treating spider veins does not require hospitalization, preparation, and does not dictate any restrictions.
You continue to live without changing anything in your schedule.
This treatment is sclerotherapy - the only reliable and safe method for removing spider veins, without any harmful effects on the surrounding skin. Sclerotherapy can remove spider veins of any location: on the legs, on the face, on the body, and on the arms. The vessels around the eyes are no exception.
Here you should pay attention to the fact that removing spider veins with a laser, electrocoagulation, or radio waves often leads to the formation of persistent, unsightly, and pronounced scars. The preparations used for sclerotherapy have been tested over many years of use.
What is foam sclerotherapy
This is a procedure in which, after conducting an allergy test for the preparation used, we inject a sclerosing substance (Fibro-Vein or ethoxysclerol) into the vascular spider with a thin needle, which leads to sclerosis, followed by wrinkling of the vessel and its disappearance. As a rule, one injection is sufficient. In rare cases, when the vascular spiders are large or there are several of them, an additional injection of the preparation may be required for complete sclerosis of the spider. After injection, it is recommended to wear compression stockings around the clock for several days.
The procedure is painless and is well tolerated by patients. The mode of wearing stockings and its duration is determined by the characteristics of the vascular spiders in each individual case. Sometimes pigmentation appears at the site of sclerosed vessels, which disappears gradually.
Sclerotic veins turn into fibrous tissue and disappear from the body forever. And the appearance of new ones is associated with the reasons and risks that we talked about, and is limited by preventive measures.
Preventive measures during pregnancy lead to limiting their appearance and, sometimes, to complete prevention (read the article on our website varicose veins in pregnant women)
You can see the results of the treatment on our website in the [gallery|/gallery].
Prevention of spider veins
After treatment, prevention will help reduce the likelihood of new spider veins appearing.
- Wearing compression hosiery when sitting or standing for long periods of time, when flying, and during pregnancy.
- Treatment of hormonal disorders
- Fighting obesity
- Treatment of constipation
- Periodic exercise that improves blood circulation throughout the day.
- Avoiding exercises that increase intra-abdominal pressure
