Spider Veins Treatment Darlington, Durham

Fine veins on the face appear red threadlike and are called Telangiectasia. These are easily and effectively treated with diathermy where a mild current is passed through a very fine needle . The area is numbed with some local anaesthetic cream , applied about 30m before the procedure. The very fine veins are then touched with the diathermy needle, which blanches them. You may require more than 1 treatment, usually 2. Side effects:Redness, swelling, scarring ( rare).You may continue to develop new threadveins if you are prone to them.

Threadveins on legs are common and can be unsightly . These are easily treated by injecting a dilute irritant solution ( Fibrovein) into these veins via a fine needle. This initiates an inflammatory response which finally closes the veins which then get absorbed . Initial bruising and swelling are common side effects. Multiple treatments may be required. Once treated the vein does not reappear, but the procedure does not prevent veins from continuing to appear in other sites if you have a predisposition to them. Side effects: swelling, bruising,staing of the surround skin where injected- this is due to the blood cells rupturing and the haemosiderin pigment in blood stains the skin- this could last upto18m. Allergic reaction is rare. Rarely a small ulcer may form if Fibrovein gets into a tiny artery instead of the vein, this may lead to skin death around the injection- forming an ulcer. These tend to heal well, but may leave a scar.After a treatment , your skin will look worse than what you came in with, but this will resolve in the following days!