I have many, many small purple or blue veins on my legs and some spiral off the bigger, bulging varicose veins. I am interested in trying to diminish the discoloring around those larger issues. Any advice? I cannot afford total vein therapy as my insurance has a very high deductible...:(
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If the venous insufficiency is not treated, sclerotherapy results may be marginal at best or if they are successful, reticular and spider veins are at high risk of recurrence. It is not only important to check for truncal venous insufficiency but also look for and treat perforator venous...
Urologist or vein specialiists can deal with these. The only reason to remove them is because they can occasionally thromboses (clot) in which case they are extremely painful. Otherwise, they are a normal occurence in most people.
Foam sclerotherapy works great for varicosities of the breast and they can take several treatments to eliminate all. Read on my website on link below.