Laser Spider Vein Treatments
Sometimes laser treatment is preferable to sclerotherapy. This method
is often used to remove spider veins on the face, which tend to be close to the
surface of the skin. Laser treatments have some advantages over sclerotherapy,
including being able to target the veins with less damage to the surrounding skin.
However, laser treatments have some disadvantages, too. They cannot penetrate
deeply enough to successfully treat most cases of spider veins on legs. Sometimes
a combination of laser treatment and sclerotherapy is recommended.
The
removal of small spider veins by laser therapy is safe, effective and non surgical.
The Laser is applied to the vein to be treated, delivering a series of light pulses
to the vein in order to seal it off and cause it to dissolve. The procedure takes
just a few minutes. Laser vein treatment is a noninvasive and causes only mild
discomfort. Immediately following treatment, spider veins will be darkened and
more visible. Over 2-6 weeks, they will gradually fade. Multiple treatments may
be required. After each treatment, there is progressive improvement.
For
facial veins, Laser therapy is the treatment of choice. About 3-5 treatments may
be required. Treatment may cause minor redness and swelling which usually improves
within a week, but often recovery is immediate. Immediately following treatment,
make up may be applied to be presentable.
Laser treatment is most affective
for small leg veins. Layer spider veins respond poorly and are best treated with
Sclerotherapy. A combination of laser and Sclerotherapy may be used to treat all
sizes of vessels.
How
do Laser Spider Vein treatments work?
The laser delivers a measured dosage
of heat to each vein in a series of brief pulses. The heat is absorbed by the
blood vessels, but not the surrounding tissue. The heat causes the blood-vessel
to coagulate and then absorb into the body. The vein is then destroyed. It can
take one to two weeks for the vein to disappear completely from the treated area.
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