We recommend treatments of sclerotherapy and/or laser for spider veins, followed by about a weeks worth of wearing compression stocking. If you just wanted to "cover up" the spider veins, consider wearing compression stockings which are thick enough to "cover" them up. I don't recommend the... more
What's the best way to cover up spider veins?
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A: Covering up Spider Veins is like burying your head in sand
Get them treated with sclerotherapy or laser vein therapy. It is better not to mask them because as time goes on, they can get matter and as they break down, blood will extravasate and the hemosiderin deposition can cause brown dicoloration of the skin which may not be treatable.
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