Removing Spider Veins

Spider veins are small, thin veins that lie close to the surface of the skin. Although these minute veins are linked to your larger venous system, they are not a necessary part of it. Removing spider veins can be done by utilizing laser treatment, but first lets talk a little more about spider veins.



Spider veins have one of three basic designs:

1. A true spider shape with a group of veins radiating outward from a dark central point.

2. A pattern that looks like tiny branch-like shapes.

3. They may appear linear - thin separate lines or like sunburst or cartwheel. Linear spider veins are most often found on the inner knee and the outer thigh for a sunburst or cartwheel distribution.

Causes for Spider Veins

• Heredity

• Pregnancy

• Hormonal Shifts

• Weight Gain

• Prolonged Standing

• Prolonged Sitting

• Taking certain Medications

Endovenous Laser Treatment for Removing Spider Veins

This technology is available for removing spider veins and larger varicose veins in the legs. A laser fiber is passed through a thin tube (catheter) into the vein. While doing this, the doctor watches the vein on a duplex ultrasound screen. Laser is less painful than vein ligation and stripping surgery, and needs a shorter recovery time. Only local anesthesia or a light sedative is needed for laser treatment. (For vein surgery, general anesthesia is used to put you to sleep.)

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