Veins
- before & after
Spider veins are the thread-like colored veins
most often seen on the surface of the skin.
Spider veins occur most commonly in the legs
but are often seen in the face and elsewhere.
These spider veins (medically referred to
as telangiectasias) will never worsen to the
point where they will become the large bulging
varicose veins. Many women develop spider
veins or telangiectasias of the legs during
pregnancy. Others are caused by hormone therapy
and sometimes from trauma or injury. Whatever
the cause, the result is an unsightly area
of red vessels and excessive redness.
Surgical treatments for varicose veins have
been used for many years. Internal lasers,
radio waves, and support stockings have also
been tried with varying degrees of success.
The drawbacks to all of these older treatments
include scarring, recovery time, cost and
poor results.
Sclerotherapy is now the most popular method
employed by vascular specialists worldwide.
This reliable treatment involves injecting
the vessel with a substance that damages the
inside wall of the vein. The vein reacts by
collapsing. The walls of the vein meet, scar
together, and become invisible.
Saline injections are an outdated method
of sclerotherapy although some doctors still
use it. Saline injections can be very painful
and can cause tissue necrosis and scarring.
Newer and more useful products are now on
the market. Polidocanol and tetradecyl sodium
sulfate treat spider and varicose veins very
effectively with little or no pain. They are
also safer if the material is inadvertently
injected or leaks out of the vein. We prefer
Polidocanol because it is virtually painless
and has very little reaction if it leaks into
surrounding tissues.
Foam-Sclerotherapy: Foam-Sclerotherapy
is the newest innovation to treat spider and
varicose veins. In this treatment the medication
is suspended in micro-bubbles (foam) before
it is injected. The treatment is more effective
and uses much medication. Surface is the only
facility in Utah offering this innovation.
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