How to get rid of these veins? (Photo)

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The veins on my feet are a lot worse than those in my picture. It's kind of embarrassing specially when wearing flip flops. Can anyone help me get rid of those? Or at least minimise it?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

The veins on your feet are likely normal, yet protuberant. A detailed examination can help determine the proper injection technique for removal of the veins. Best, DR. Karamanoukian

Michael M. Omidi, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for the question! In my practice, I offer sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation, Clariven treatment, and microphlebectomy to treat varicose and spider veins. It's not a matter of one treatment being better than the other. Rather, the choice of treatment will depend on a size and location of your veins.  
In recent years, endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) has replaced traditional surgical method of treating varicose veins. This procedure uses laser to heat the veins instead of surgically removing them. The heat produces a steam bubble inside the vein, which destroys the vein walls, causing the affected vein to collapse. The body, in turn, naturally absorbs the dead tissue. 
Sclerotherapy tends to be one of the most popular and widely-used treatments these days. It uses a sclerosing solution that causes the vein to shrink. Usually, sclerotherapy takes only 1 to 2 sessions to achieve fading of the undesirable veins.  
Microphlebectomy is ideally suited to treat superficial bulging veins that are too large for sclerotherapy.  In the course of this treatment, I will make tiny incisions as small as 1mm to remove an undesirable vein.  He will then insert a small phlebectomy hook to extract the vein through the puncture.  Only a small section of the vein needs to be eliminated because the remaining portion of the vein will clot off and gradually fade from view. 
Clarivein is a minimally-invasive procedure that utilizes a thin infusion catheter clinically proven to deliver faster results and guarantee up to 74% less pain than most other peripheral vascular treatments. 
An in-person exam with a board-certified plastic surgeon would be the best way to assess your needs and obtain expert medical advice. Best of luck!

John Landi, MD · Answer

Foot veins can be treated by several options including removal through tiny incisions, sclerotherapy or, occasionally, with a laser.  See a vein specialist for an evaluation.

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Varicose veins of the feet can be quite large and in some people cause discomfort because of localized inflammation. However, in the eyes of insurance companies, they are considered to be a cosmetic issue.There are treated very much like varicose veins of the hands with sclerotherapy and microphlebectomy depending on their size. The cosmetic outcomes are generally good and there is a small likelihood of hyperpigmentation with sclerotherapy alone. I use a combination of both treatments, where I inject and immediately perform microphlebectomy if they are large. If they are small, I perform sclerotherapy alone.Other surgeons use RF technology to ablate such veins but that is a very expensive technique. You can watch a video clip called 'varicose veins of the feet' on my website below under the section called 'vein disorders'.

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