FACTS
AND FAQs |
 WHAT
ARE SPIDER VEINS & VARICOSE
VEINS? |
Spider
Veins and Varicose Veins are
very superficial veins which
have been damaged so that they
no longer can pass blood effectively.
The blood pools in these veins
and may appear red, blue, or
purple in color. These unsightly
veins may appear as a result
of a number of factors, including
pregnancy, being on your feet
for long periods of time, weight
gain,or simply genetics.
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| HOW
ARE SPIDER VEINS & VARICOSE
VEINS TREATED? |
In our facility,
we combine lasers with the use
of injections of chemicals (sclerotherapy)
to treat all small veins from
0.5 to 4 mm in diameter.
The larger veins are treated
with sclerotherapy first, and
those small veins that remain
are treated with an Nd:YAG laser.
After the initial treatment
with chemical injections the
larger veins are sealed and
sometimes smaller veins are
also closed.
For those veins that remain
open, a laser is used to seal
the remaining veins. The results
lead to gradual improvement
and the process may take from
one to four months for complete
or nearly complete clearance
to occur.
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FAQs |
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Is
laser vein treatment better or
worse than treatment with sclerotherapy
(injections with medications that
seal veins chemically)? |
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| Lasers
are better at sealing very small
veins (0.5-2mm) and have fewer
side effects than chemical treatment.
For larger veins, sclerotherapy
or surgery is a better treatment.
It is necessary to treat larger
veins first, whenever possible,
to obtain the best results. |
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How long
do you have to wait for complete
clearance of leg veins and how
many laser treatments are needed? |
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Usually
two or three treatments a few
weeks apart are needed, and
it may take up to 4 months for
the veins to completely disappear |
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Do sclerotherapy
or laser vein treatments ever
lead to serious vascular problems
like thrombophlebitis or blood
clots in the lungs? |
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No,
treatment of the small superficial
veins with lasers has nothing
to do with serious diseases
of the larger and deeper veins
or with blood clotting which
may cause serious medical problems.
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* ALL FAQs ARE REAL
QUESTIONS BY OUR PATIENTS AND
DR. GOODMAN'S RESPONSES
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BEFORE
AND AFTER PHOTOS
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Leg Vein Treatment |
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Before |
After |
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Blue Varicose
Vein |
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Before |
6 Months
After 2 Treatments |
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Leg Vein Treatment
#2 |
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Before |
After |
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Leg Vein Treatment
#3 |
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Before |
After |
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Leg
Vein Treatment with Sclerotherapy |
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Before |
After Sclerotherapy |
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