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Are Spider Veins Cosmetic ?
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Are Spider Veins Cosmetic ?
Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD
Director
Vein Treatment Center
www.
VeinsVeinsVeins.
com
Varicose veins are enlarged veins that bulge through the skin and may appear as blue or purple knotlike cords.
Varicose...
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Are Spider Veins Cosmetic ?
Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD
Director
Vein Treatment Center
www.
VeinsVeinsVeins.
com
Varicose veins are enlarged veins that bulge through the skin and may appear as blue or purple knotlike cords.
Varicose veins can occur anywhere in the body, but are more commonly found in the lower
extremities.
Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias are smaller than varicose veins and often look
like a sunburst or "spider web.
" They are red or blue in color and are commonly found on the face and
legs.
The most important consideration for a patient is to recognize whether spider veins are associated with
venous reflux disease.
If they are associated with venous reflux disease, then this has to be treated
before cosmetic procedures such as sclerotherapy or topical lasers are used to obliterate these spider
veins.
Venous reflux disease is currently treated in the office setting with the VNUS Closure procedure or
endovenous laser procedures (EVLT, ELVeS, etc.
).
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