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Can You Use Laser Safely on Nonbulging Veins on the Hands?

asked 4 months ago by Great Lakes - Gina in Kalamazoo, MI
Latest answer by James E. White, MD
Question viewed 41 times
Tags: hands, risk, safety

2 answers to Can You Use Laser Safely on Nonbulging Veins on the Hands?

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Hand Veins

Size of the problem hand veins are of utmost importance. Small, 2-3 mm veins can easily be treated with foam sclerotherapy injections. Not so sure about being "painless". Any veins larger than 3 mm will require endovenous laser therapy. EVA--Endovenous laser therapy is easily completed as an outpatient with local medication. The skin is injected with numbing medication and a small IV plastic needle is placed directly into each vein to be... more
James E. White, MD

Chattanooga General Surgeon
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?lasers for the treatment of hand veins

Most dermatologists treating veins on the back of the hands would probably chose a method called "foam sclerotherapy" with a product called ethoxysclerol (Asclera (R)) It is injected in to the veins, causing them to collapse and it is painless. You may need to wear some compression bandages for a day or so, but otherwise it is quite easy and well tolerated.
Stephen Mandy, MD

Miami Dermatologist

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