Arlington Heights Vein Treatment doctors
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
880 W Central Rd Suite 3100, Arlington Heights |
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Amy Taub, MD
Lincolnshire Dermatologic Surgeon
275 Parkway Dr Suite 521, Lincolnshire |
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Giulio A. Leone, MD
Chicago Dermatologist
Arlington Heights |
Recent Answers
Hi I have manly hands and I would like to know if there's any surgery that would make them smaller they have bulgy veins too is there a way to get rid of those veins?
There are a variety of techniques for improving unsightly hands or prominent veins, This includes fillers such as Radiesse or fat to disguise the veins as well as sclerotherapy with polidocanol.
I have seen a vascular surgeon who told me it cannot be treated with scelotherapy because of the risk of necrosis.He did not offer alternatives but from some research I see ligation might be possible. Any recommendations for doctors in the SF bay area would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The temporal artery has many branches and it would be technically difficult to ligate an isolated branch without collaterals causing the pulating appearance to return. In the absence of pain (temporar arteritis) it would be very unusual to find a surgeon who would operate based on this indicatio alone. Sclerotherapy is generally resrved for low flow vessels (veins) and not arteries.
I saw on-line a discussion about a new spider vein treatment called Asclera. Can a medical doctor here please explain what this is...is it a drug? Is it like sclerotherapy? do you still get the shadowing side effect from treated veins on legs?
This is an agent which has been available all over the world and is used to shut down prominent veins. It is essentially a chemical (detergent) which sclerosis irritates the lining of the vein when injected which causes them to clot and subsequently occlude. It is very popular in other parts of the world and has a relatively high safety profile when used properly in the hands of an experienced injector. It was recently approved by the FDA for treating lower extremity veins but it is commonly used off-label for treatment of prominent hand veins
