spider veins on legs

spider veins on legs



 VASCULAR SPIDERS WHAT ARE AND HOW THEY ARE TREATED


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT VASCULAR SPIDERS OR TELANGYECTASES:

What are spider veins?
Why do spider veins appear?
What factors can make the varicose veins worse?
What is the best treatment for fine varicose veins?
How many sessions are necessary to eliminate spider veins?
What precautions should be taken after a varicose vein treatment?
Do the spider veins disappear again or disappear forever?
WHAT ARE THE VASCULAR SPIDERS?

Spider veins or telangiectasias are dilations of capillaries of the most peripheral venous tree and that is located immediately below the skin. They have no clinical importance, but they can be an aesthetic problem, hence they are also known as aesthetic varices or fine varicose veins.

Laser technology allows to eliminate both spider veins and varicose veins.

WHY DO VASCULAR SPIDERS COME OUT?

When a bouquet of telangiectasias appears, it is due to the fact that the reticular vein that divides into the capillary vessels is usually failing due to valvular insufficiency at that level and results in an increase in local pressure that causes the capillaries to dilate, become more loaded. of blood and see through transparency through the skin.

Spider veins or telangiectasias are dilations of the most superficial capillary vessels

Spider veins or telangiectasias are
dilatations of the most superficial capillary vessels.WHAT REASONS OR FACTORS CAN WORSHIP THE VASCULAR SPIDERS?

The main causes of spider veins are the genetic inheritance and the activity of estrogen in women. Other factors that can make the varicose veins worse are:

Obesity: a weight overload requires a greater amount of circulating arterial volume that then must return to the heart through the venous system. This can overload the circulatory system.
Sedentary: When we do not walk, the plantar pump (of the soles of the feet) and the muscular pump of the legs are inactive, which favors the stagnation of the blood, increasing the risk of spider veins and their evolution in number and in caliber, becoming more visible and annoying.
Standing: Prolonged standing can cause depletion of the anti-return valves with the possibility of spider veins growing, because the veins are continuously working against gravity.
Anovulatory: Oral contraceptives can cause a large vascular impact in some patients, with fluid retention, edema and a direct effect on spider veins.
Hormonal alterations: The situations of hormonal changes in women such as puberty, pregnancy and menopause also favor the worsening of spider veins.
WHAT TREATMENT IS THE IDEAL FOR THE TELANGIECTASIAS?

Nowadays, the treatment of choice at Instituto Médico Láser de Madrid for telangiectasias, spider veins or fine varicose veins less than 1.5 mm in size is Super Vein Removal.

Super Vein Removal is a treatment based on Photodynamic Varicose Therapy. It consists of the combination of polidocanol foam and the application of neodymium-yag laser energy to eliminate varicose veins more safely and effectively.

The difference between Photodynamic Varicose Therapy and Super Vein Removal is the way in which we apply laser energy:

In Super Vein Removal, type II laser treatment, dynamic or moving, is used. It consists of moving the handpiece of the laser on the skin at a speed of 3 cm per second, making a total of 5 passes on the spider veins.
In addition, the energy is applied at low power and high repetition rate (8 shots per second).
In this way, the energy is released gradually, protecting the surface of the skin and acting only on varicose veins.

The laser photocoagulates varicose veins and small fibrous remnants are absorbed by the body in the following weeks.The treatment of IML for fine varicose veins is applied without surgery, without anesthesia and without medical leave. In fact, the patient can walk back to his home immediately after receiving treatment.

PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE AND AFTER DELETING VASCULAR SPIDERS WITHOUT SURGERY IN IML

The following video shows real cases before and after the removal of spider veins, varicose veins and reticular telangiectasias in IML:



WHAT NUMBER OF SESSIONS IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE THE VASCULAR SPIDERS?

The total number of sessions needed to eliminate spider veins varies depending on the treatment performed.

Super Vein Removal obtains the complete elimination of spider veins in a single session. Sometimes a review is necessary.

The conventional sclerosis or foam, or the use of laser in isolation are techniques that normally require several sessions (4-8 sessions minimum).

PRECAUTIONS AFTER THE TREATMENT OF VARICES

The treatment of spider veins with Super Vein Removal is very mild. We recommend taking an anti-inflammatory every 8 hours for 24 hours and apply creams with heparinoids for a month.

During that month we must avoid solar radiation in the treated area. No compression stockings or bandages are necessary.

After 4 weeks the doctor checks the patient to check if the treatment has been complete and to perform a small review session. If the patient is clean of spider veins, it is high.

THE VASCULAR SPIDERS ELIMINATED, ARE THEY APPEARED AGAIN OR DISAPPEAR FOREVER?

The spider veins that we eliminate disappear forever.

However, the patient must take into account that the legs have millions of superficial capillaries that can be dilated if risk factors appear, such as pregnancy or anovulatory intake.

Normally, after the treatment of IML, the patient is kept clean of spider veins between 5 and 7 years with the possibility of staying clean permanently if no risk factors appear.

Do you want to know what varicose vein treatment is best for you? Request a free informative consultation nowwith one of our Phlebology expert doctors.