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Spider veins are networks of tiny red, blue, or purplish blood vessels on your skin. Spider veins aren’t dangerous, so they’re more of a cosmetic issue than anything. It’s worth bearing in mind that having spider veins does mean you’re more likely to develop varicose veins, which are large, bulging veins in your legs that can be painful.
Spider veins are most likely to appear on your face and legs, and they can affect your self-esteem. If you have spider veins that affect you in this way, the team at Center For Ageless Health provides effective treatments to eliminate them.
Spider veins indicate a problem with the valves in your veins. Arteries take blood that’s enriched with oxygen away from your heart, while veins bring the used blood back to your heart. Consequently, your veins have valves in them that allow blood to flow toward your heart but stop it from going the other way.
Sometimes the valves stop working correctly, so blood starts to leak back the wrong way, building up and causing the veins to swell and show through your skin. When this happens to the larger blood vessels, you have varicose veins. When it affects the tiny blood vessels called capillaries, you have spider veins.
Risk factors for spider veins include:
If you have spider veins, the team at Center For Ageless Health can assess them online, using a system called VeinPix. You fill in a form and questionnaire on the Center For Ageless Health website, attach photos of your spider veins, and send everything to the team for evaluation. This method saves taking time out of your busy schedule for a visit and is a far more convenient way of receiving your assessment.
The traditional treatment method for spider veins is sclerotherapy. During this intervention, your provider injects a chemical called a sclerosant into the affected veins. This shrinks the veins and hardens them, so blood has to find a different route. After 4 to 6 weeks, the treated veins disappear.
The team at Center For Ageless Health uses an advanced form of treatment called polidocanol foam (Asclera) or Varithena® foam sclerotherapy. It works similarly to standard sclerotherapy, but instead of injecting a liquid sclerosant, the team uses a sclerosant foam.
Foam sclerotherapy has several advantages. For starters, the foam doesn’t mix with your blood in your vein like a liquid sclerosant. Therefore it works longer and is more effective than liquid sclerotherapy. Also, because of the foam’s thickness, the team at Center For Ageless Health can view your veins using ultrasound, which improves the treatment’s effectiveness.
If your spider veins bother you, visit Center For Ageless Health for a fast, effective treatment that eliminates these blemishes. To schedule your consultation, call the office now, or use the online booking tool.
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