“What's done for spider veins on the face?”
I noticed my spider veins around my cheeks, and I would really like to get rid of them. What treatments are typically used to removed them if they're on the face?
4 Answers
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Surface laser or something called RF treatment with a “ VeinGogh”. Find someone in your area who does those things.
This is typically caused by sun damage. Dermatologists and some plastic surgeons treat these with special medical lasers.
Spider veins on the face may be treated with Intense Pulse Light (IPL) or injection sclerotherapy depending on their size and the preference of the patient. IPL treatment is similar to laser light (although it has multiple wavelengths) and involves having a gel applied to the site and then the light energy. Typically, these spider veins require multiple treatments and it is not expected that one treatment will resolve the problem area. Injection sclerotherapy can be performed and is usually very effective for larger caliber spider veins of the face. Check with your local vein specialist about facial spider vein treatments in your area.
KathyLee Santangelo, MD
KathyLee Santangelo, MD
