What's the Best Way to Cover Up Spider Veins?

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...

Not to worry. The use of low intensity electrodessication has a proven safety and efficacy record gong back decades. The treatment area is numbed, and then a low current is delivered through the surface of the skin to these tiny vessels through a superfine needle that closes them off permanently...

Hard to know without pictures and an ultrasound would be even more helpful but a lot of veins can be successfully treated with Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy. If very large and ropy then a microphlebectomy may be a better alternative.

In our practice in Arizona, we regularly treat superficial veins on the backs of hands, with patients of all ages - from their 30s to 70s and 80s. With the newer foam techniques (sclerotherapy), it is less common to have to remove veins (phlebectomy) as opposed to just closing the dilated ones...