What Happens After Laser Spider Vein Treatment?

• Avoid makeup if the treatment site becomes scaly after the application of makeup.
• Keep the treated areas covered with antiseptic gauze to minimize the risk of infection.
• Resume your daily activities and work immediately after the treatment.
• Return for a follow-up session after about three weeks.

Spider laser vein treatment produces cumulative results over multiple sessions. The results will gradually improve over several weeks as you undergo additional laser therapy sessions. You should space the sessions 3 to 6 weeks apart for optimal results. The treatment should be continued at regular intervals until the spider veins are removed completely. However, laser therapy leads to a high risk of recurrence, which would necessitate another procedure.

Sclerotherapy is widely considered the best spider vein treatment available. During sclerotherapy, the vein doctor carefully injects a sclerosant medicine into the spider veins to irritate their walls, turning them into hardened tissues gradually metabolized by the body. Each sclerosant injection effectively removes one spider vein, so the total number of injections depends on your unique conditions. Sclerotherapy doesn’t involve any downtime, so you can resume your daily activities and work immediately after treatment. It must be performed by highly-skilled vein doctors.

• Minimally invasive procedure
• Only involves a few injections
• Effectively removes all spider veins
• Suitable for all spider veins and small varicose veins
• Much more effective and reliable than laser therapy
• No harsh side effects or complications
• Minimal risk of spider vein recurrence
• No post-treatment downtime

Sclerotherapy involves minimal side effects. You may experience mild redness, swelling, tenderness, discomfort, and bruising around the injection points. The spider veins will initially become darker and harder because they’ll turn into scar tissues. However, after a few days or weeks, the spider veins will gradually fade away from the skin’s surface. The risk of skin discoloration and harsh side effects is negligible.

• Wear ACE bandages for 24 hours to ensure optimal recovery.
• Wear compression stockings for a few days to prevent blood accumulation in leg veins.
• Avoid heavy lifting and strenuous workouts for a few days.
• Avoid direct sunlight for a few days.
• Apply 30–50 SPF sunscreen whenever you step outside.
• Keep the treatment areas protected.
• Follow the vein doctor’s guidelines accurately.

The results of sclerotherapy gradually appear over 3 weeks. Up to 90% of your spider veins will disappear after about 3 weeks. Most patients need one or two sessions to remove all the spider veins, but the total number of sessions depends on the number of spider veins on your body. The results are permanent — the same spider veins can’t come back. However, you may develop new spider veins if your vein doctor doesn’t diagnose and treat underlying vein disease, the root cause of spider veins and varicose veins.

Endovenous laser treatment, also known as endovenous laser ablation, is the best minimally invasive treatment for patients with chronic venous insufficiency. During endovenous laser treatment, the vein doctor inserts a specialized catheter with a laser fiber into the diseased saphenous vein under ultrasound guidance. Once the endovenous laser is lodged in place, the vein doctor activates it to generate laser energy and destroy the diseased vein, rerouting the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins. This procedure addresses the root cause of your vein problems.