Tag: spider veins

Laser Therapy for Spider Veins

In most cases, laser therapy is considered the gold standard for spider vein treatment and elimination. Laser treatment’s focused beam of light is fast, non-invasive, efficient and requires no time-consuming hospital stays. It is performed in your vein specialist’s office, and with modern medical advances providing several different types of lasers with which to treat […]

What are Spider Veins?

Spider veins are small, dilated veins near the surface of the skin that can look like spider legs, spiderwebs, or stars, often with numerous tiny, fine lines radiating out from a center point, or may be fine, separate lines. Often red, blue, purplish or greenish in color, these little lines of about .3 to 1.5 […]

What Is Sclerotherapy?

Sclerotherapy is the most common treatment for both spider veins and smaller varicose veins that are not causing any additional health issues. It may be chosen as the treatment for larger varicose veins if your doctor decides they can be resolved with this minimally invasive procedure. Can be completed in the doctor’s office, without the […]