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?

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A: Covering Spider Veins with Cosmetics is Only Masking a Progressive Problem

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD

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... more

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