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Laser Vein Therapy
For years, Spider Vein Treatment consisted of one option: sclerotherapy, which involves injecting the veins with a chemical solution. Now small and medium spider veins can be treated with laser technology. The laser is applied to the skin over the spider veins, where its energy then causes the spider veins to coagulate and shrink. Usually there is no need for anesthesia. Over two to six weeks, spider veins usually fade. After each treatment, you will see a 70% to 80% improvement in the appearance of face spider veins and 30-40% improvement in leg spider veins. An average of three treatments will be required at three-month intervals.
Laser therapy of facial spider veins is the treatment of choice. Laser treatment may cause minor bruising which usually improves within a week, but often, recovery is immediate. Makeup may be applied right after treatment. Laser therapy is currently not effective for larger spider veins. If you have a combination of large and small spider veins, you should consider sclerotherapy for the larger ones first, followed later by laser treatment for the smaller ones.
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