I have a blue temple vein going from my hair line to the corner of my eyebrow and I'm trying to decide the best treatment. Some are saying Laser and some are saying Sclerotherapy? With Sclerotherapy there is said to be risks to vision? How true is this? and with Laser there is said to be risks to the skin? Burning and brusing?
October 9, 2013
Answer: Blue Temple Veins
I feel that a vascular laser such as the Yag laser is safer than sclerotherapy.You may need to have a series of treatments, and the vein may reoccur with time. Sometimes, it is easier to cover up the vein by injecting Juvederm over the vein, into the skin to cover the vein.
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October 9, 2013
Answer: Blue Temple Veins
I feel that a vascular laser such as the Yag laser is safer than sclerotherapy.You may need to have a series of treatments, and the vein may reoccur with time. Sometimes, it is easier to cover up the vein by injecting Juvederm over the vein, into the skin to cover the vein.
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October 4, 2013
Answer: Both work.
I have been doing sclerotherapy of facial veins for years with excellent cosmetic results and with never a visual complication. There are many published articles as well as chapters of books written on facial sclerotherapy and its technique. Anything that we do has the potential for complications. As you mentioned both sclerotherapy and laser can have side effects and both work. The procedure recommended by the treating physician is often the one which he/she has most experience and training. That is not to say that one is better than the other.
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October 4, 2013
Answer: Both work.
I have been doing sclerotherapy of facial veins for years with excellent cosmetic results and with never a visual complication. There are many published articles as well as chapters of books written on facial sclerotherapy and its technique. Anything that we do has the potential for complications. As you mentioned both sclerotherapy and laser can have side effects and both work. The procedure recommended by the treating physician is often the one which he/she has most experience and training. That is not to say that one is better than the other.
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