Monthly Archives: March 2010
Vitamins and Supplements for Spider Veins
You are what you eat. As cliché as it may sound, nothing can be truer than that. Speaking of which. Here are some essential vitamins that can in fact prevent or slow down the progression of unsightly spider veins in your skin. Eating foods rich in vitamin C, bioflavonoids, and vitamin E should be the … Continue reading
Sclerotherapy: After Your Treatment for Spider Veins
After the procedure, the dermatologist will place a compression tape around the treated area of the skin. In addition to the compression tape applied after the procedure, tight fitting support hose may be prescribed as a preventive measure against blood clots and to facilitate healing. Afer 48 hours, the tape and cotton balls can be … Continue reading
Sclerotherapy: The Procedure
A common sclerotherapy session is does not take much of your time, lasting only about an average of half an hour or so. If it is to be performed in the legs, of course, you are expected to wear shorts in the procedure. After changing into shorts, your legs may be photographed for your medical … Continue reading
Know Your Veins
Veins as part of the circulatory system, are blood vessels that carry deoxygenated or oxygen poor blood away form the vital organs of the body and transport these blood to the heart so that the heart can pump it back to the walls of our lungs, the alveoli, where the blood picks up oxygen. The … Continue reading
In Planning for Your Sclerotherapy Treatment
As you are going to have your first consultation for your spider veins, your legs will be checked. Your dermatologist or surgeon may draw a simple sketch of your legs, mapping out the areas affected by spider veins or other problems. During the examination, you will be assessed for signs of more serious “deep vein” … Continue reading
What are the Risks for Sclerotherapy?
Sclerotherapy, like any other medical procedure, can have some complications that may arise. But serious medical complications from the psrocedure are very rare when the procedure is performed by a qualified medical practitioner. If ever, they may occur. Risks include severe inflammation, the formation of blood clots in the veins, adverse allergic reactions to the … Continue reading
Your New Look, Spider Veins Nowhere at Last!
From the beginning, we have discussed this widely accepted form of treatment for eliminating unsightly spider veins. Called scleriotherapy, this method basically involves shrinking these engorged superficail veins until they can not be prominent or visible. One treatment thought is not enough, you may need around three sessions to get the job done. But of … Continue reading
Candidates for Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is a dermatologic treatment for getting rid of ugly spider veins. It makes use of a mild scleroting agent (a substance which shrinks the veins) to make it inconspicuous. All women nomatter what therir age are can be good candidates for sclerotherapy, but most fall in the 30 to 60 category. In some women, … Continue reading
What are Spider Veins?
As we look in the mirror, some of us might notice that we have some fine red crooked lines under the skin which we find at the sides of our nose. Or perhaps you notice some small bluish lines that appear in your legs. You just wish those were not there, but despite rubbing your … Continue reading
Sclerotherapy – A Solution for Treating Spider Veins
By the advent of advences in dermatological research, what seemed to be an impossible treatment of skin disorder in the past can be achieved in just a matter of a doctor’s appointment. What once seemed to be a painful procedure, now anyone can take without any unbearable pain. Can this mean a solution to spider … Continue reading