Treatments for Spider Veins

Sclerotherapy Injections

 An injection treatment used to eliminate spider veins and small to medium size varicose veins. A mild chemical solution is injected into the affected vein, with a very fine small needle. The inner wall of the vein becomes irritated which causes the vein to collapse.

The vein walls stick together and are ultimately absorbed by the body therefore eliminating the problem vein.  No pretreatment patient preparation is needed. Following the injections the patient will be instructed to wear a compression stocking for the next 7-10 days post-procedure. Normal activities can be resumes immediately.

Sclerotherapy FAQs

Topical Laser Treatment

During laser treatment, the laser is applied to the skin over your spider veins. Laser energy causes your spider veins to coagulate and shrink. Laser therapy is most effective for small and medium size spider veins. Large spider veins respond poorly and are best treated with sclerotherapy.

Treatments are associated with mild discomfort, not unlike a small rubber band snapping against skin. Treatments usually do not require sedatives, pain medications, or injections of local anesthetic. Immediately following treatment, spider veins will be darker and more visible. Over two to six weeks, your spider veins usually fade. After each treatment, you will see a 70% to 80% improvement in the appearance of face spider veins and 30-40% improvement in leg spider veins.

An average of three treatments will be required at three-month intervals. Combination therapy if you have small, medium, and large spider veins, you may benefit from both sclerotherapy and laser therapy. You may wish to start with sclerotherapy, because sometimes all veins will be improved after injecting the larger ones. This may reduce the number of veins that need to be treated by laser, and minimize your overall cost.