Treatment. No Cure.: Spider veins / telangectasias (small varicose veins) can be treated locally. It is important to make sure your wife doesn't have underlying venous insufficiency, which i don't she has. This is usually treated first. Next the small spider veins can be treated with either foam sclerotherapy, laser therapy or a combination thereof.
Answered 12/9/2014
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Absolutely: Both spider veins and true varicose veins can absolutely be successfully treated. The most important thing is to have an ultrasound to determine if she has underlying reflux or insufficiency, which can be cured by laser closure or ablation. Spider veins can be treated by superficial laser and injection sclerotherapy. Understand however, that she will likely develop new spider veins as she ages.
Answered 9/28/2016
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No guarantee: I have to agree with dr. Aalami, there is no cure for vein disease. Although there are very effective treatments, as all of the others have talked about, nothing will guarantee that you will never develop more vein trouble as time passes. See a vein specialist for treatment recommendations but expect new trouble to pop up over time, even with very good treatment results.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Compression stocking: The only way to prevent further worsening of the varicose veins is to wear compression stockings. Even this is no guarantee but it will decrease the chance of recurring veins.
Answered 4/17/2014
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Varicose veins: if these are spider veins, they are more common in women due to hormonal changes. Treatment would be sclerotherapy to close these veins, but this is a local treatment and will not impact on the possibility of new vein development. Use of bioflavonoids, commonly found in certain fruits and vegetables, such as berries, and citrus fruits, are of benefit. These work to strengthen blood vessel walls
Answered 3/20/2017
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Varicose veins: If your wife has varicose then she should see a vein specialist. There are many ways to treat VV's but in order to treat them, a full venous evaluation is necessary including a venous ultrasound looking for malfunctioning valves of the saphenous system. Usually recommendations to not treat veins are given by those without experience in their treatment. Most VV treatment are minimally invasive.
Answered 7/10/2017
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