SPIDER VEINS AND VARICOSE VEINS
- Spider veins or telangiectasias of the legs are a common problem that particularly affect women.
- These spider veins appear as connected lines resembling a sunburst or spider web pattern or as short, unconnected lines.
- Varicose veins are larger, sometimes raised which are often blue in color. These are not the deep veins connected with the valve system; however, they can become quite painful, producing a burning or throbbing sensation.
- Although these superficial varicose veins and spider veins carry blood, neither are necessary to the circulation system.
- Today, because of modern technology, both telangiectasias and superficial varicose veins can be traced through a procedure called sclerotherapy.
- Sclerotherapy is a technique which involves the use of a very fine needle to inject a solution directly into the veins. The solution causes the blood within the vein to disappear or become less obvious.
Above information obtained from Dr. Francis Collini, MD
Link: http://www.collini.com/LegVeins.htm
