Why can't I fake tan before my Veinwave treatment?

It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, transillumination, and infrared light to map out vein networks prior to therapy. Lasers can be used to treat deep varicose vein insufficiency, vein perforators, and varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is ideal for spider veins and reticular veins. Whereas surgery is reserved for severely incompetent varicose vein segments.


 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

We recommend no type of tanning before any vein treatments.  The self tanner sits on the skin and when the RF needle IVein Wave), sclerotherapy needle could possibly cause a tattooing effect.  With laser treatments the energy would be absorbed by the tanner on your skin and could cause a burn.
If you want to best results stop any tanning at least 3 weeks before and avoid them until healed after.  The residual self tanner can stay on the skin for many weeks even if it doesn't look like it.