Covering Spider Veins with Cosmetics is Only Masking a Progressive Problem

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD answers: How to get rid of a lot of little spider veins?

How about if I have A LOT OF LITTLE spider veins all over leg / thigh? I mean a LOT. If I go with sclerotherapy, does it mean that each and every little vein would have to be injected? I assume that would be quite painful?


Hratch Karamanoukian, MD
10 months ago

Covering spider veins with a cosmetic only covers a problem that is in need of treatment. These telangiectasias, aka spider veins have feeder veins that need to be injected in interupted surgically - in addition to sclerotherapy or laser therapy of the spider veins. Otherwise, over time you will get more spider veins and some will break down, extravasate blood, deposit hemosiderin in your skin and cause permanent bronzing of the skin. It will look bronze brown in color and may never go away. So, get them evaluated and treated early and do not mask them with expensive cosmetics that don't solve the problem.

 

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