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Spider veins are effectively treated with injections or laser. Lifelong cover-up is rarely a long term solution for unsightly and progressive spider veins. Surgery90210
Of course sclerotherapy is the gold standard for treating these small veins, but if you are in a pinch for time and need camouflaging, I recommend a matte, heavier coverage make-up such as CoverMark or Dermablend. Ulta salon also carries similar lines. Additionally, Sally Hansen carries an airbrush canister that is specifically for leg blemish coverage. It is consistently recommended by professional makeup artists.
treat with sclerotherapy. asclera or sotradecol work best. treat reticular veins with foam sclerotherapy.
We recommend treatments of sclerotherapy and/or laser for spider veins, followed by about a weeks worth of wearing compression stocking.If you just wanted to "cover up" the spider veins, consider wearing compression stockings which are thick enough to "cover" them up.I don't recommend the common practice of tanning to help hide spider veins. Tanning in itself has some risks, and tanning then would get in the way of laser treatments. Perhaps for "cover up" you could try "fake tan" or tinted sun block!
Get them treated with sclerotherapy or laser vein therapy. It is better not to mask them because as time goes on, they can get matted and as they break down, blood will extravasate and the hemosiderin deposition can cause brown dicoloration of the skin which may not be treatable. Masking them is like putting your head in the sand like an ostrich and ignoring the problem.
Hello, thank you for your question. The way we treat vessels on the face is with laser. The V-Beam, manufactured by Candela Medical is a very successful device for clearing these unwanted vessels. The V-Beam Perfecta’s 595 nm wavelength perfectly blends depth of penetration into tissue and h...
5 Minute Medical Chat: Varicose Veins are Easier to Treat with Today's Options Quick Facts- 60% of all men and women suffer from some kind of disorder in the vein- about 25% of those are men- Duplex ultrasound allows you to get a better look at the circulatory system in the leg- Newer techniques...
For varicose veins, we typically recommend a safe, minimally invasive procedure called Sclerotherapy. A salt solution is injected directly into each vein, causing them to collapse and ultimately disappear. For long-term improvement, we often complement Sclerotherapy with IPL (Intense Pulsed...
