If you would like to eliminate your spider veins and improve your appearance, your plastic surgeon can help. Today there are very effective, safe and relatively painless methods available for eradicating spider veins on the legs and face.

The leg may be treated with sclerotherapy, a procedure in which the veins are injected with a sclerosing solution, causing them to collapse and fade from view.

Any of the following types of conditions generally make you a good candidate for vein treatment;

• spider- shaped veins, with a group of veins radiating outward from a dark central point.
• arborizing veins that resemble tiny, branch like shapes in a cartwheel pattern, often seen on the outer thigh.
• simple linear veins, that appear as thin, separate lines, and are commonly seen on the inner knee or on the face.
• reticular veins, which are larger, darker leg veins that tend to bulge slightly, but are not severe enough to require surgical treatment.

After your treatment, you may be instructed to wear support hose to help your legs heal. You may feel some cramping in your legs the first day or two after treatment. This discomfort is temporary and usually doesn't require medication.

Within 1 month the bruise at the treated sites will diminish. You will begin to feel more comfortable wearing leg-baring fashions. You can resume most exercise.