Spider Vein Treatment Visalia CA
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Spider Vein Injections
Vein injections are the simplest, most effective way to eliminate unsightly spider and reticular veins, and the treatment of choice at VIP Specialists in Visalia, CA.
Quick Procedure – injections take only a few minutes
Immediate Results – treatment effects are immediately visible
Comprehensive – vein injections can be used to treat virtually all sizes of spider and reticular veins
Clinically Proven – the cosmetic efficacy of spider vein injections is supported by clinical studies
Affordable – ask us about pricing
We are VIP Specialists, and we’re to help you get your legs back to health. Our Vascular and Interventional Specialists provide a full suite of screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for spider veins, varicose veins, and more advanced stages of venous insufficiency.
Our vein treatment center is conveniently located in downtown Visalia, California at the corner of Locust Street and East Acequia Avenue. Schedule your visit today!
Dr. Ashkan Shahkarami
Dr. Bennett K. Abe
Vascular & Interventional Specialist
Dr. Francisco E. Valles
Vascular & Interventional Specialist
Dr. Glade Roper
Vascular & Interventional Specialist
Dr. Daniel Hightower
Vascular & Interventional Specialist
Spider veins, also called “telangiectasia,” are clusters of small red, blue, or purple colored capillary veins on the surface of the legs. They are extremely common, affecting around 65% to 75% of adult legs. [1,2] On their own, spider veins are not medically significant. In other words, spider veins do not cause symptoms that necessitate medical treatment, but they are easily treated for aesthetic purposes.
Spider veins are the very first stage of a chronic vein condition called chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which is responsible for varicose veins, swelling, and other more severe symptoms if the disease progresses. Spider veins can occur independently other symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency, and they often accompany varicose veins or other skin changes related to vein disease. In rare cases, spider veins may be the only outward sign of more advanced vein problems. [1,2]
Why do Spider Veins Occur?
There is no clinically proven method to prevent spider veins, and new spider veins can form again even if you’ve been treated for spider veins before.
Spider Veins vs. Reticular Veins
Possible relationship between spider veins, reticular veins, and reflux.
Spider Vein Treatment in Visalia, CA
The injection kit and sclerosant formulation are prepared.
A small needle is inserted into the target vein and the sclerosant is injected.
Sclerosant causes vein irritation, dehydration, and destruction immediately.
Spider Vein Treatment in Visalia, CA
Vein injections can reliably treat larger and deeper veins than laser treatment. Laser spider vein removal is most effective when veins are small, sparse, and shallow. Typically laser energy will not be effective on veins that are larger than a 30-gauge needle and cannot treat at depths greater than a few millimeters without damaging surrounding tissue. [6] These limitations are due to the nature of light itself. In general, lasers that penetrate deeper require more energy to eliminate the target vein, but excess energy can also cause non-selective heating of tissue that surrounds the vein. For these reasons, at VIP we prefer vein injections over laser treatment.
Laser treatment may be particularly useful when sclerotherapy is not an option because of needle phobia or an allergy to sclerosants. Laser treatment also provides a lower rate of temporary hyperpigmentation following treatment, which may be favorable to some patients. [4]
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References
[1] Michael H. Criqui, Maritess Jamosmos, Arnost Fronek, Julie O. Denenberg, R., & D. Langer, John Bergan, and B. A. G. (2003). Chronic Venous Disease in an Ethnically Diverse Population The San Diego Population Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 76(October 2009), 211–220.
[2] Chiesa, R., Marone, E. M., Limoni, C., Volonté, M., Schaefer, E., & Petrini, O. (2005). Chronic venous insufficiency in Italy: The 24-cities Cohort study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 30(4), 422–429.
[3] Jacobs, B. N., Andraska, E. A., Obi, A. T., & Wakefield, T. W. (2017). Pathophysiology of varicose veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 5(3), 460–467.
[4] Parlar, B., Blazek, C., Cazzaniga, S., Naldi, L., Kloetgen, H. W., Borradori, L., & Buettiker, U. (2015). Treatment of lower extremity telangiectasias in women by foam sclerotherapy vs. Nd:YAG laser: A prospective, comparative, randomized, open-label trial. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 29(3), 549–554.
[5] Bertanha, M., Camargo, P. A. B. de, Moura, R., Yoshida, W. B., Pimenta, R. E. F., Mariúba, J. V. de O., … Sobreira, M. L. (2016). Polidocanol versus glucose in the treatment of telangiectasia of the lower limbs (PG3T). Medicine, 95(39), e4812.
[6] Kugler, N. W., & Brown, K. R. (2017). An update on the currently available nonthermal ablative options in the management of superficial venous disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 5(3), 422–429.
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