Surface Vein Treatments (GentleYag®)
During laser treatment, a laser beam is applied along
your spider vein. Laser energy causes your spider veins to
coagulate and shrink. Laser therapy is most effective for small and
medium size spider veins. Large spider veins respond poorly and are
best treated with sclerotherapy. You are likely to experience mild
discomfort similar to having a small rubber band snapping against
skin. Treatments usually do not require sedatives, pain
medications, or local anesthetic.
Immediately following treatment, spider veins will be
darker and more visible. Over two to six weeks, your spider veins
usually fade. After each treatment, you will see a 70% to 80%
improvement in the appearance of face spider veins and 30-40%
improvement in leg spider veins. An average of three treatments
will be required at three-month intervals to produce desired
results. Combination therapy can be considered and beneficial if
you have small, medium and large spider veins. You may wish to
start with sclerotherapy, because sometimes all veins will be
improved after injecting the larger ones. This may reduce the
number of veins that need to be treated by laser and minimize your
overall cost.