There are safe and effective treatments for your veins. Before doing treatment your doctor will want to know if you have any signs or symptoms of serious underlying vein disease. For example, if you have aching, heavy and tired legs the doctor may recommend an ultrasound examination of the veins in your legs to see if there is problem that needs treatment deeper in the leg. If you are not having any leg symptoms, and simply want some cosmetic treatment of the veins, it can be done in the office. If there are bulging veins, the doctor may remove them with a microphlebectomy procedure or he/she may be able to treat everything with with sclerotherapy. Good luck.
There is no problem performing an EVLT procedure on a leg with a tattoo in the same area. The procedure heats the vein and for safety the doctor will be careful that the vein is not too close to the skin to be sure none of the heat reaches the skin. Therefore, the treatment should always be far enough away from the skin that it will never be affected, tattoo or not. Go ahead and get the treatment if your doctor thinks it is appropriate. Good luck.
What I would recommend is to see a vein specialist. They will do an ultrasound on your legs, determine how your veins are functioning (usually the problem is within the veins that can't be seen) and come up with a proper treatment plan. It is very common for teachers to have vein disease due to standing on their feet all day. There are a few different options as far as treatments that will get your legs feeling a lot better. There are some symptoms that go along with vein disease such as heavy, achy, tired, burning, itchy and restless legs. Everyone experiences different symptoms. You may want to look into your family history for bulging or varicose veins.
Itchy, hot and painful legs are all signs of venous insufficiency. What I would recommend is to see a vein specialist. They will do an ultrasound on your legs, determine how your deep veins are functioning and come up with a proper treatment plan. It is not uncommon for a 29 year old to notice signs of vein disease who work on their feet all day. There are a few different options as far as treatments that will get your legs feeling a lot better. Good Luck!
