Spider Vein Treatment

What Is Spider Vein Treatment?

There are several spider veins treatment options that are effective in completely eliminating these tiny unwanted or damaged veins in as little as one to two treatments; most of these spider veins treatment options are non-invasive or minimally invasive and can be completed in less than 60-minutes.

Since spider veins are much smaller than varicose veins, spider veins treatment tend to be easier to complete and require less recovery time than more complicated varicose veins treatment procedures. On the other hand, and since spider veins are so fine, there are fewer spider veins treatment options and tend to be limited to sclerotherapy and surface laser procedures.

Best Treatment For Spider Veins

Sclerotherapy is the most common treatment for spider veins.  Because it is among the most minimally procedures and so effective, sclerotherapy is also considered to be the best treatment for spider veins.  

A sclerotherapy spider veins treatment generally takes between 15 to 90-minutes and is a relatively pain-free procedure..  During  the procedure, your vein treatment specialist uses a tiny needle to inject a sclerosant solution directly into the vein.  This spider veins treatment irritates the walls of the vein, causing it to swell and eventually close up and fade from view; most spider veins treated with sclerotherapy take three to six-weeks to completely disappear.

A spider vein laser procedure is another effective spider veins treatment option.  Completely non-invasive, a laser procedure applies a medical laser to the surface of the skin located directly above the spider veins.  The laser targets hemoglobin molecules in the blood, gently heating them to the point that the vein is destroyed and sealed off.  The treated spider vein is reabsorbed by the body over a period of two to six-weeks.  Surface laser spider veins treatment takes roughly 20-minutes to an hour to complete.

Spider Vein Treatment Cost

Spider veins treatment cost depends on the number of veins that need to be treated and the type of treatment being used.   

Because spider veins are considered cosmetics, insurance will not pay for treatment. Typically spider vein treatments cost around $400-$500 per session. Search for a vein doctor to find spider vein treatment.