What are Common Spider Vein Treatment Side Effects?

The most common side effects to sclerotherapy are swelling, brusing, and some ditenderness at the injection site. To reduce and accelerate healing good support stockings are to be worn for at least two weeks after the procedure and Tylenol cab be taken for the tenderness.

It's interesting that every physician that answered this question spoke about side effects from sclerotherapy. We'd like to address potential side effects from laser treatment of spider veins. It is important to note that one of the most prominent side effects of sclerotherapy - hyperpigmentation or hemosiderin staining- can be addressed with laser treatments after your injections.
Possible side effects of laser treatment of spider veins include:

Bruising.
Cat scratch flaking or scabbing.
Blister or burn (very rare or nonexistent when using Nd:Yg laser on legs, rare but more common when using KTP on the face)