Imagine having a vein condition that makes your peripheral veins visible from the surface of your skin. You begin restricting yourself from wearing your favorite outfits because you fear these veins are impacting your outlook. You can also be forced to wear long outfits covering your entire body if you suffer from serious skin conditions.
Colorado Skin and Vein helps you deal with conditions affecting your appearance. After which, you will be free to wear outfits you are comfortable with, regardless of if they are short or long. Below are therapies that offer aesthetics for your skin and medical treatment for vein conditions.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is the recommended therapy for leg veins. The treatment aims to make varicose veins and spider veins on your legs disappear. It does so by making the walls of the damaged veins stick together, thus preventing further flow of blood through them.
The blood flowing through these veins is redirected to surrounding healthy veins. Your varicose veins will disappear after three or four months, while spider veins are no longer visible after three or six weeks. You may require two or three therapy sessions for optimal outcomes.
Endovenous laser therapy and radiofrequency ablation therapy
Both are therapies commonly used to replace the need for surgery to remove damaged veins. They work internally, whereby they damage and destroy spider and varicose veins. Most dermatologists use radiofrequency ablation to treat large veins, while endovenous laser therapy treats small varicose and spider veins.
It would be best if you were not afraid to undergo the above procedures because you think they are painful. The truth is that your dermatologist administers local anesthesia to promote comfort throughout the procedure. You might wait for about a year before the treated veins disappear.
Laser therapy
Laser therapy is commonly used to treat both skin and vein conditions. Your dermatologist may recommend laser therapy to treat small varicose and spider veins. When treating spider or small varicose veins, your care provider directs laser light to the affected veins.
Laser treatment can also be used for skin conditions such as unwanted hair, scars, wrinkles, and fine lines. It does so by stimulating collagen production beneath your skin, thus eliminating signs of aging. When treating unwanted hair, it prevents hair regrowth by damaging your hair follicles.
Chemical peels
It’s a cosmetic therapy that treats various skin concerns. Examples of skin conditions treatable with chemical peels include acne, wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and hyperpigmentation. The therapy involves using chemical solutions to exfoliate the outer layer of your skin.
The epidermis is the layer of the skin removed by chemical peels because it is composed of dead skin cells. The treatment helps reveal healthy and young skin cells, which leave you glowing. You can use the treatment to improve your skin’s texture, tone, and clarity.
CO2 skin resurfacing
CO2 skin resurfacing is a laser treatment to address deep and surface skin layer problems. The therapy involves the removal of damaged tissues in a unique way. Doing so allows new and young cells to rejuvenate, thus replacing the damaged ones.
The CO2 used forms tiny holes in the treatment region, thus stimulating the renewal of skin layers. It also reduces the recovery time needed and the side effects. CO2 skin resurfacing provides cosmetic benefits that eliminate the need for a facelift.
It’s important to appreciate that some vein disorders also affect your skin color. Most of these veins are visible, especially if you have a brown or chocolate skin color. Their visibility makes you self-cautious because you are afraid that people are looking at them, especially if they have formed on your legs or arms.
Most people prefer wearing long pants if such veins have formed on their legs and long sleeve sweaters if they have formed on their arms. There are other instances when these veins might form on your face, thus affecting your appearance. Before seeking treatment, most people might use makeup to hide facial veins.