San Antonio Vein Treatment doctors

Philip S. H. Hughes, MD Philip S. H. Hughes, MD
San Antonio Dermatologist
7940 Floyd Curl Dr. Suite 1010, San Antonio
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Thomas T. Jeneby, MD Thomas T. Jeneby, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
7272 Wurzbach Unit 801 801, San Antonio
Delio Ortegon, MD Delio Ortegon, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
11212 State HWY 151 Suite 260 , San Antonio
Constance Barone, MD Constance Barone, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
2829 Babcock Road Suite 615, San Antonio
Vivian Bucay, MD Vivian Bucay, MD
San Antonio Dermatologic Surgeon
326 W. Craig Place, San Antonio

Recent Answers

Can I Rid my Face of Spider Veins At-Home?

I am forty-seven years old. I have gotten spider veins around my nose, and red splotches on my face. Is there anyway to treat them without laser treatments? I'm looking for a home remedy.I don't want to cover them with make-up.

A: No effective medical treatment for spider veins

Telangiectases (tiny red vessels) or spider veins (small blue vessels) require destruction by a physical modality, such as lasers (pulsed dye laser for telangiectasia, long pulsed Nd:YAG for blue vessels), sclerotherapy (if the vessels are large enough to inject), electrolysis, gentle electrodessication, or sometimes cryosurgery. There are currently no known effective medical treatments.

Philip S. H. Hughes, MD
San Antonio Dermatologist
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