Vein Clinic of South Florida Explaining Forms and Types of Spider Veins and its Treatment

Florida, April 24, 2012 – Spider veins, also called telangiectasis or telangiectasia, are in a sense tiny varicose veins in the skin. Their reddish to bluish color is the most common cosmetic problem of women’s legs. Spider veins do not necessarily progress to varicose veins but both are always abnormal and will not disappear without treatment. Accurate diagnosis is vital to optimal treatment because the absence of varicose veins does not necessarily mean that a possible underlying abnormality can be ignored.

There have been many commercially produced lasers, ultrasound and other sometimes exotic treatment devices for lightening or eliminating spider veins.  The Vein Clinic of South Florida has tested the more medically sound of these, both alone and in tandem with injection sclerotherapy.  Optimum results can be elusive for the dilettante or occasional practitioner as spider vein treatment is really an art form.  At the Vein Clinic of South Florida injection sclerotherapy is preferred because it has withstood the test of time with patients and practitioners and with unusual exception is how patients are treated.

Varicose Veins

Obesity can also be one of the causes of varicose veins. This occurs because the extra weight usually causes strain on the legs of obese people. We should always maintain average body weight to reduce the chance of getting varicose veins.

Deep vein thrombosis is another cause of varicose veins which leads to the veins becoming blue or dark purple in color. Varicose veins usually occur when the valves in the veins fail because of aging or the veins losing elasticity. This cause blood to pool in the veins and become varicose.

Another cause of varicose veins is hereditary, as the risk of getting varicose veins for women with a family history of varicose veins are greater than others.

One rare cause of varicose veins is overexposure to the sun. Too much sun may cause varicose veins on our face. To reduce chances of getting varicose veins, one should limit exposure to the harmful effects of the sun, maintain body weight and healthy diet and exercise regularly.

Treatment For Varicose Veins
 
varicose veins and treatment - There are various medical and non-medical treatment available for varicose veins. If you are looking for home remedies for varicose veins, try an application of apple cider vinegar to the affected veins. This method may help to shrink the veins within a month of beginning the treatment. Other methods are by

Varicose Veins – Facts, Causes and Treatments

The most common disease of the veins is varicosis, abnormally distended veins beneath the skin usually becoming more and more numerous, bulbous and tortuous as time goes on and eventually becoming apparent to the casual observer. 

It is thought that few people develop varicose veins during their lifetime who have not inherited a genetic predisposition to it. Blood flow back from the legs is against gravity and normally assured by valves permitting flow in one direction only. These extremely delicate structures can lose integrity by damage or stretching. Progressive stretching of veins leads to more valve incompetence and more and more sequestration and stagnation of blood in leg veins. In predisposed persons, stretching often begins in teenage years or maybe pregnancy but varicose veins may not manifest until much later in life and for no other good reason at all. 

Any vein can become varicose, but most commonly affected veins are those found in the legs and feet. This usually happen because standing and walking upright increases pressure in the veins of the lower body which causes malfunction of the veins and results in varicose veins.

The Causes Of Varicose Veins

Some factors that can be considered a cause of varicose veins, include heredity, hormonal abnormalities, long periods of standing or sitting, and pregnancy. Before a suitable treatment can be suggested, it is necessary to determine the cause of varicose veins.

Spider Vein Treatment

Spider Vein Treatment - Sclerotherapy treatment sessions are fifteen minutes. To reduce the number of clinic visits, two sessions at the same visit are sometimes advised. In our experience most new patients require three to six treatment sessions over a period of three to four months. Although we see many patients on a more regular basis, the average maintenance period is between two and three years. To leave no one disappointed we advise all new patients to expect at least a 70% overall improvement. Spider vein treatment is not generally covered by insurance.

Spider veins are often the result of blood seepage into surrounding tissue, blood trapped in capillaries, or by pressure pushing micro-capillaries towards dermal surface layers. Many creams developed for spider veins contain active ingredients such as Vitamin K or extract compounds such as Phytotonine to improve vein wall health and to help clear and remove spider veins and prevent their return.

Spider Veins - Forms and Types of Spider Veins and its Treatment

Spider veins, also called telangiectasis or telangiectasia, are in sense tiny varicose veins in the skin. Their reddish to bluish color is the most common cosmetic problem of women’s legs. Spider veins do not necessarily progress to varicose veins but both are always abnormal and will not disappear without treatment. Accurate diagnosis is vital to optimal treatment because the absence of varicose veins does not necessarily mean that a possible underlying abnormality can be ignored.

There have been many commercially produced lasers, ultrasound and other sometimes exotic treatment devices for lightening or eliminating spider veins.  The Vein Clinic of South Florida has tested the more medically sound of these, both alone and in tandem with injection sclerotherapy.  Optimum results can be elusive for the dilettante or occasional practitioner as spider vein treatment is really an art form.  At the Vein Clinic of South Florida injection sclerotherapy is preferred because it has withstood the test of time with patients and practitioners and with unusual exception is how patients are treated.