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About Spider Veins
Spider veins are tiny distended veins in the skin and are the most common vascular blemish of the legs. They are much more common in women and their most prominent characteristic is their reddish or bluish color. They too are inherited and have nothing to do with diet, exercise or weight. Like varicose veins, they often make their first appearance or noticeably worsen with the hormone changes of pregnancy.
Treatment of spider veins and small varicose veins can usually begin right away. Sclerotherapy, is generally most appropriate, (lasers are also used) but unlike varicose veins where a single treatment usually suffices, multiple treatments to the same spider blemishes is usually necessary. To reduce the number of clinic visits required it is sometimes advisable to schedule some double sessions. The majority of patients will require between three to six fifteen minute sessions over the course of several months, but the range, as you might imagine, varies widely and is the reason why spider vein treatment by Dr. D’Alessandro is probably not appropriate for patients who would have to travel longer distances.