Women who are bothered by the unsightly look of spider veins and varicose veins have turned to Schaumburg, which is a vein clinic that provides other medical aesthetic services as well. They do body contouring, hair removal, eye lifts, botox, laser therapy, and more. The name Venolase implies laser treatment for vein problems, and it is non-invasive therapy.
However, the best treatment for spider veins removal at Schaumburg is with sclerotherapy, which is a minimally-invasive procedure. Spider veins are also called telangiectasias, and they are hereditary. The tiny red spider veins get injected with a small needle that fills them with a solution that closes up the spider veins. They are not a necessary part of the vascular system. When they get closed off through sclerotherapy, the blood simply gets routed to the other healthy veins in the leg. It’s mostly women who get spider veins, and usually on the lower part of the leg, although they can also be up on the thigh. Sclerotherapy is done right in the office, and although it may cause minor discomfort, patients do not need any anaesthetic.
The doctor may have the patient wear compression stockings home. Once a patient leaves the office, she does not need to sit still with her legs elevated. Instead, patients are encouraged to keep moving and go about their normal daily routine. Patients should avoid strenuous activity though for the first 24 hours. There may be mild bruising for the first week, but compression stockings can help reduce the amount of potential bruising.
Smaller varicose veins are also best treated with sclerotherapy. However, larger varicose veins, the ones that have a rope-like appearance, can be treated with the laser at Schaumburg. Varicose veins, like spider veins, are hereditary. They result when the valves inside the veins in the legs don’t work correctly and blood does not get returned to the heart in an efficient manner. In addition to the appearance of varicose veins, the patient may also feel pain or heaviness in the legs plus fatigue in the legs. There are two treatments for varicose veins. One is vascular laser therapy, which involves the insertion of a tiny laser fiber. The other is phlebectomy, in which the vein is removed via several small incisions. Both are minimally-invasive procedures requiring no stitches. For more information visit Bradley Ashpole.
