What is the normal amount of time for reabsorption of superficial spider veins after laser treatment? 3 weeks post op.

I agree with Dr. Landi in that you have to be a little bit more patient. Sometimes these things can take even up to three months to disappear. One question I have is when you push on the veins, do they disappear and then come back when you release the pressure? If you do the veins are still open and those will not go anywhere. If you push on the vein and it stays dark then that means the vein was adequately treated and your body is absorbing it. I’d give it a few more weeks and any veins that still blanche when you push on them I would probably request sclerotherapy to treat those.

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.


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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 surgeon

Thank you for the question. So sometimes you need more than one treatment with laser to get rid of the spider veins and if they are big then laser doesn't work that effectively. Now if they blanch then they are still open and if they don't then they are probably thrombosed and just need more time to fade away.