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Treat Bulging Vessels on Hands

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Grant Stevens, MD
Question viewed 10,487 times
Tags: hands, bony, bulging

I have these bulging blood vessels of the backs of my hands that I really don't like. What can be done about them? Can I have them injected with sclerotherapy? Is it safe to do so?

12 answers to Treat Bulging Vessels on Hands

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Disguising vessels on the hands

Before you go so far as to render the large veins on the backs of the hands unusable, I would consider doing a filler like Radiesse for the backs of the hands to disguise the veins and tendons we see most commonly. We have had excellent results and patients are very pleased and don't compromise their circulation.
Grant Stevens, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment of Hand Veins

Treatment of hand veins by sclerotherapy can be very successful when performed correctly. The proper sclerosing solution should be selected at the appropriate strength. It can be quite successful, we have been following patients in which their hand veins have been gone or reduced to normal size for over ten years.   Fillers can be used to help to reduce appearance of "bony" hands but they will typically not disguise enlarged veins... more
Robert A. Weiss, MD

Baltimore Dermatologic Surgeon
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Sclerotherapy on hands

Sclerotherapy injection is a great way to improve the appearance of bulging veins on the hands. Sotradecol is a choice agent for sclerotherapy on the hands. The hands are elevated slightly during treatment and afterwards the hands are wrapped with gauze and elastic bandage to keep pressure on the treated veins. Often the hands are swollen and red in the areas treated for several days after sclerotherapy. Somtimes at about 2 weeks after injection, we will have the patient return to drain any... more
Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD

Charlotte Dermatologist
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Sclerotherapy for hand veins - things to know about sclero solutions

Polidocanol, 0.5% - 1% Sodium tetradecyl sulfate 0.2% - 0.5% Saline and dextrsoe (Sclerodex) Hypertonic saline Glycerin All of these are used for sclerotherapy with varying success. They each have advantages and disadvantages. Glycerin is classified as an osmotic agent. Hypertonic saline and Sclerodex are hyperosmolar agents. Polidocanol and Sodium tetradecyl sulfate are classified as detergents. Trade names for Polidocanol are Sclerovein. Trade names for sodium tetradecyl sulfate are... more
Hratch Karamanoukian, MD

Buffalo General Surgeon
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Sclerotherapy is best option

What a coincidence that I was sent this question by Realself.com! I am doing the lecture at the upcoming meeting of the Amercian Academy of Dermatology on the subject of sclerotherapy of the hands. This is a very safe option when performed by an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon. There are precautions and a few contraindications (such as previous lymphatic surgery in the arm for breast cancer), but your doctor can discuss the details at consult. Another option is to inject filler... more
Mary Lupo, MD

New Orleans Dermatologist
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Bulging hand veins

Sclerotherapy is the best option. radiesse is a good second option.  i use either asclera or sotradecol for sclerotherapy.
Timothy Mountcastle, MD

Ashburn General Surgeon

www.MountcastlePlasticSurgery.com

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Treatment of Bulging Vessels on Hands

I find that either Radiesse or Sculptra injections work very nicely to conceal bulging vessels on the backs of the hands. These fillers work better and last much longer than the hyaluronic acid fillers. Radiesse gives immediate results and lasts for at least one year. Sculptra takes several treatment sessions but has a much longer lasting effect.
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

dorsetstreetdermatology.com

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Big veins on hands

There seems to be two suggestions from the panel - sclerotherapy and some form of hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and we fall in the camp that uses HA based dermal fillers. While we will not say which method is better, we can say that our patients that have undergone hand rejuvenation with dermal fillers are very happy with the procedures. The results are dramatic and immediate and the treatment is very easy.
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hand Rejuvenation: Beating Those Bulging Blood Vessels and Stringy Tendons

Even if your face looks great, bulging blood vessels and prominent stringy-looking tendons on the back of your hands can betray your age. Sure, you could fade brown spots and remove small growths from the hands, but up to not that long ago, there was little that could be done to otherwise improve them. Happily nowadays that's no longer true. The safest and most effective means in my opinion is to revolumize the backs of the hands, i.e. to restore the volume lost over time mostly... more
Nelson L. Novick, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon
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Hand Veins

An amazing treatment that easily diminishes the sight of veins on the hands is fillers such as Restylane and Perlane.  I have done many of these with excellent results without the need to inject the veins. www.dsboulder.com
Shawn Allen, MD

Boulder Dermatologist
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Sclerotherapy can wok

Sclerotherapy can be used to decrease the size of the veins on the back of your hands, safely.  Repeated treatments are necessary. The other option would be to treat the back of your hands with fat transfer or another filling agent, to "camouflage" the appearance of these bulging veins.
Felix Kuo, MD

Long Island Dermatologist

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