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Our office specializes in spider and varicose vein treatments in Los Angeles. To date, there has been no association with spider veins in the legs and headaches. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACSLos Angeles
Spider veins do not cause headaches. Check you blood pressure several times a day and take the list to your doctor to see if this is contributing to your facial blushing and headaches. If everything is OK, follow up with a consultation from a neurologist or headache specialist (within neurology).
Thank you for your question. Spider veins are caused by many different factors such as sun exposure, genetics or trauma to an area,etc. There is no association with spider veins and headaches . Best Wishes,Pablo Prichard
Spider veins can occur almost anywhere in the body and are due to multiple factors including hereditary, sun exposure and hormones. They do not cause headaches.
From the picture shown, you have more than just spider veins and you also describe varicose veins. Most likely you have underlying saphenous valvular reflux as the source of your veins. Sclerotherapy may give you some improvement for a period of time, but most likely will not be long...
If the venous insufficiency is not treated, sclerotherapy results may be marginal at best or if they are successful, reticular and spider veins are at high risk of recurrence. It is not only important to check for truncal venous insufficiency but also look for and treat perforator venous...
Urologist or vein specialiists can deal with these. The only reason to remove them is because they can occasionally thromboses (clot) in which case they are extremely painful. Otherwise, they are a normal occurence in most people.
