How to treat spider veins on my chest from sun exposure? (Photo)

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I had quite a few spider veins on the top part of my decolage and my dr used electro- cautery and it's been over 2 weeks and it's like burn marks and very sensitive and raw feeling. I'm afraid I'm going to be scarred for life. I would've rather kept the spider veins

Kate Kleydman, DO · Answer

To prevent unnecessary scarring, I would recommend that these wounds be treated with topical and oral antibiotics. As for treating the spider veins.... laser therapy with a 532nm wavelength would be the treatment of choice. You would require one to two sessions. My ExcelV laser is the workhorse for spider veins.Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.I am sorry that you had a poor experience and poor outcome. The areas look infected and I recommend that you start oral antibiotics and place neosporin on these wounds.Electrocautery is not the treatment of choice for spider veins.Topical lasers are the best modality.Once the infection is cleared, start using Maderma or Plato's Scar Serum from Kare Skin.Always choose an ABVLM certified vein specialist to treat venous disease. In California, you can seek the expertise of my fellow vein specialist and plastic surgeon who deals with wounds and scars daily ... Dr Raffy Karamanoukian of Kare Plastic Surgery in Santa Monica. See link below for his wound care website.  BestDr. Karamanoukian#RealSelf100 Member

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