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Have a Bulging Vein on the Side of my Head Close to my Scalp..

asked 1 year ago by Caressa in Bloomington, IL
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 890 times
Tags: face, bulging

It look like a varicose vein & make-up is useless to conceal it...Is there anything, possibly a particular injection or something used to make it less noticeable?

5 answers to Have a Bulging Vein on the Side of my Head Close to my Scalp..

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Vein Treatment

A minor surgery can reduce the size of the vein or entirely remove it from a visible perspective. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Bulging veins on the side of the head

You have a few options when it comes to treating and improving the appearance of large veins on the face. We treat the majority of patients that want the vessel itself improved with Nd:YAG laser. The results are fantastic and are apparent quickly, sometimes immediately following treatment. The other option for such vessels, especially in the temple area where we start to lose fat, is injections with fillers or Sculptra. We treat patients primarily with either Radiesse... more
Grant Stevens, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Bulging vein on side of head is best treated with sclerotherapy.

These visible veins are treated in exactly the same way as spider varicosities of the legs. Lasers sound technologically advanced and "better," but Sclerotherapy works better because the size of these vessels would require enough laser energy to cause overlying skin burns and scarring. Laser treatment for these large visible vessels is NOT recommended. Tiny facial vessels (telangiectasias) ARE appropriate for laser or IPL treatment. The larger vessels you describe respond very... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Spider veins

It sounds you are describing Spider veins. Spider veins are best treated with injections, Sclerotherapy. Lasers can also work, Both will require multiple sessions . E
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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