What You need to know about Facial Varicose Veins

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Many people, particularly fair-skinned people in sunny climates, will develop areas of the face as they age where superficial veins and capillaries in the skin become enlarged and highly visible. Because of their typically uneven and spidery appearance, these superficial coetaneous vessels are commonly referred to as 'spider veins'.

The medical term for this phenomenon is 'telangiectasia', which is essentially Greek for 'the stretching out of the very end of a blood vessel'. And that's basically what 'spider veins' are. They arise most commonly in the central face, mainly on the anterior cheeks and at the base of the nose. The reason of spider veins and rosacea is not fully understood, and appears to be multi-factorial. Contributing reasons may be a genetic inclination, the chronic use of topical steroid agents, and solar damage to the facial skin that slowly builds up over many years.

These conditions can perhaps be prevented (in part) by the avoidance of excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (the sun, that tanning bed), the avoidance of chronic topical steroid use, and by the daily use of a high-SPF facial sun block. There are two comparatively new methods to treat spider veins on the face. They include the laser and intense pulsed light. Both of these work alike. The tool is a simple hand held instrument which fires a beam of light at the spider veins . The heat produced is absorbed by the blood pigment which results in collapse of the spider veins. Over time the collapsed vessel gradually disappears from the surface of the skin.

Soon after the process there is no pain. The skin may appear slightly red and over the next day or two may mimic a sun burn. These changes will settle in 5-7 days. The texture of the skin may be temporarily changed. One can wear camouflage creams until the skin has improved. There is no heal for spider veins and even present day treatments are only temporary solutions. To avoid new veins from occurring, always protect your skin from the sun. Avoid prolonged sun exposure and wear a sun tan. If new spider veins do arise in future they too can be treated

Vitamin K creams are alternate ways of treating facial spider veins. Vitamin K is an useful anti-coagulant, making it ideal for the treatment of varicose veins. Compared to schlerotherapy, vitamin K spider vein removal treatment is usually less expensive and involves less recovery. In fact vitamin K can complement schlerotherapy as well. Its anti-coagulating properties can help reduce the presence of bruises that appear after repeated sessions of schlerotherapy.

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