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SUMMER 2012 | 1 pider veins are tiny veins that are typically blue, red or purple in color most often seen on the face and legs. While many people seek treatment of spider veins because of cosmetic concerns, spider veins can also cause symptoms of burning, itching, stinging, pain and heaviness. Like all chronic vein disorders, spider veins are due to leaky one-way check valves located within the veins. These leaky valves allow blood to flow backwards in the veins causing increased pressure, dilation and inflammation of the vein itself. There are also a number of things that may predispose a person to the development of spider veins: heredity, hormone therapy (birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy), pregnancy, obesity, chronic vein disorders, a history of blood clots, injury to the skin and occupations that require long periods of standing. While at times spider veins truly are just a cosmetic concern, in other cases spider veins and the blue-green feeder veins are just the “tip of the iceberg” that indicate the possibility of larger unhealthy veins located beneath the skin not visible to the naked eye. If the larger unhealthy veins are not identified and treated prior to spider vein treatments, the targeted spider vein therapies may be ineffective or produce suboptimal results. In addition to that, larger unhealthy veins left untreated may ultimately lead to the development of varicose veins and leg symptoms of aching, heaviness and swelling. The good news is that there are safe and relatively simple treatments available to improve the appearance of spider veins and the blue-green feeder veins. The gold standard of spider vein treatment is injections of medications (sclerotherapy) into both the green feeder veins and spider veins. Sclerotherapy may be done alone or in conjunction with a laser treatment over the top of the spider veins. Both of these procedures are minimally invasive, done in the office setting and require no down time at all. It can take anywhere from two to four months to obtain the maximum benefit of spider vein treatments. There is help for spider veins, whether it’s primarily a cosmetic concern or you are experiencing symptoms from them. In order to ensure effective long-term treatment of spider veins, be sure to undergo a thorough evaluation by an experienced vein specialist prior to undergoing any spider vein treatment. Attempting to treat spider S by Leanna L. Beaumont MSN, APNP Leanna is a board certified nurse practitioner. She is a member of the American College of Phlebology and the American College of Nurse Practitioners. She works with Dr. Terry Gueldner MD, FACS, RPhS at The Wisconsin Vein Center in Manitowoc, (920) 686-7900. WHAT CAN I DO? I have ugly spider veins on my legs and lots of visible blue-green veins as well. I don’t have any large bulgy varicose veins and my legs don’t feel too bad, but I want them to look better. Spider Veins
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pider veins are tiny veins that are typically blue, red or purple in color most often seen on the face and legs. While many people
seek treatment of spider veins because of cosmetic concerns, spider veins can also cause symptoms of burning, itching, stinging, pain and heaviness. Like all chronic vein disorders, spider veins are due to leaky one-way check valves located within the veins. These leaky valves allow blood to fl ow backwards in the veins causing increased pressure, dilation and infl ammation of the vein itself. There are also a number of things that may predispose a person to the development of spider veins: heredity, hormone therapy (birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy), pregnancy, obesity, chronic vein disorders, a history of blood clots, injury to the skin and occupations that require long periods of standing.
While at times spider veins truly are just a cosmetic concern, in other cases spider veins and the blue-green feeder veins are just the “tip of the iceberg” that indicate the possibility of larger unhealthy
veins located beneath the skin not visible to the naked eye. If the larger unhealthy veins are not identifi ed and treated prior to spider vein treatments, the targeted spider vein therapies may be ineffective or produce suboptimal results. In addition to that, larger unhealthy veins left untreated may ultimately lead to the development of varicose veins and leg symptoms of aching, heaviness and swelling.
The good news is that there are safe
and relatively simple treatments available to
improve the appearance of spider veins and the blue-green feeder veins. The gold standard of spider vein treatment is injections of medications (sclerotherapy) into both the green feeder veins and spider veins. Sclerotherapy may be done alone or in conjunction with a laser treatment over the top of the spider veins. Both of these procedures are minimally invasive,
done in the offi ce setting and require no down time at all. It can take anywhere from two
to four months to obtain the maximum benefi t of spider
vein treatments.
There is help for spider veins, whether it’s primarily a cosmetic concern or you are experiencing symptoms from them. In order to ensure effective
long-term treatment of spider veins, be sure to
undergo a thorough evaluation by an experienced vein specialist
prior to undergoing any spider vein treatment. Attempting to treat spider
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by Leanna L. Beaumont MSN, APNP
Leanna is a board certifi ed nurse practitioner. She is a member of the American College of Phlebology and
the American College of Nurse Practitioners. She works with
Dr. Terry Gueldner MD, FACS, RPhS at The Wisconsin Vein Center
in Manitowoc, (920) 686-7900. W H A T C A N I D O ?
I have ugly spider veins on my legs and lots of visible blue-green veins as well. I don’t have
any large bulgy varicose veins and my legs don’t feel too bad, but I want them to look better.
Spider Veins
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veins without taking the time to thoroughly evaluate and treat any underlying causes of spider veins can lead to spending a lot of time and money on spider vein treatments that may ultimately prove ineffective.
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