So you think you'll never show your legs again because of those spider or varicose veins? Think again.

Dr. Julia Hunter utilized every laser on the market and has determined that Sclerotherapy remains the gold standard for legs, ankles and feet, as it provides the fastest resolution and best results. Sclerotherapy is the optimal choice for eliminating unsightly veins.

SCLEROTHERAPY

Sclerotherapy is the “treatment of choice” for spider veins. Also known as telangiectasia, spider veins are disproportionably more common in women than men. Factors such as heredity, internal health, hormonal, pregnancy, occupation, and activity play a significant role in the development of such veins. Although telangiectasia is generally of insignificant medical concern, the aesthetic concern can be overwhelming, and can create a disfiguring appearance that can ruin the self-esteem of many persons. Although many individuals come in seeking laser treatments for their spider veins, Sclerotherapy is the gold standard in care and still does a more precise and long-lasting job at removing such veins over laser.

Spider veins are not varicose veins. Spider veins reside quite superficially in the dermis of the skin and are readily visible. Varicose veins are much larger, rope like, twisted and knotted, and they are much deeper in the skin. You can feel them, and see them and they are usually a bluish green color. Varicose veins are a medical condition that requires other, more intense treatments, such as internal laser or surgical removal.

Spider veins can easily be treated in the medical office as an outpatient procedure. With the injection of a sclerosant into these tiny veins, improvement can be seen immediately, although more than one treatment may be required. There can always be bruising, and everyone should wear compression temporarily, just as with laser treatment of veins. Pain is minimal and is more like an insect bite than a true painful stick of a needle.

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