I have enquired with a few surgeons regarding removing these veins and while some say laser ablation has a higher success rate than sclerotherapy, others say a staged approach of separate sessions using hypertonic saline sclerotherapy is better? The laser ablation ismore expensive, but if the sclerotherapy does not work, maybe laser is the answer? Also, is 'recanalisation' a risk with either procedure? In hot weather i get discomfort/swelling in my hands due to the blood pooling in the veins.
July 30, 2015
Answer: Veins The veins over the dorsum of the hand is normal anatomy. They become more prominent because of loss of fat of the dorsum of the hand. Fat graft will soften the look but does not disturb the normal venous system of the hand. Just because there is a procedure to take them away does not mean it should or is safe without complications.
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July 30, 2015
Answer: Veins The veins over the dorsum of the hand is normal anatomy. They become more prominent because of loss of fat of the dorsum of the hand. Fat graft will soften the look but does not disturb the normal venous system of the hand. Just because there is a procedure to take them away does not mean it should or is safe without complications.
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March 16, 2017
Answer: Hand Veins I treat hand veins with a combination of laser and sclerotherapy. The larger veins are treated with a laser and the smaller ones with sclerotherapy. I do the combination of treatments on the first treatment session and the follow up sessions consists of only sclerotherapy and evacuations (releasing of any clotted blood in the treated veins). Hand vein treatment is a process but the results are very good. Over time, as with any other veins, some veins may recur but they can easily be treated by follow up sclerotherapy.
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March 16, 2017
Answer: Hand Veins I treat hand veins with a combination of laser and sclerotherapy. The larger veins are treated with a laser and the smaller ones with sclerotherapy. I do the combination of treatments on the first treatment session and the follow up sessions consists of only sclerotherapy and evacuations (releasing of any clotted blood in the treated veins). Hand vein treatment is a process but the results are very good. Over time, as with any other veins, some veins may recur but they can easily be treated by follow up sclerotherapy.
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