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Treating leg veins, Visible Veins on Legs

If you have visible veins on your legs, calf muscles, ankles or thighs, these are either thread veins or veins. Not only can they look unsightly, but they can also cause serious and may be putting you at risk of venous which leave many seeking leg vein treatments.

What causes leg veins?

Thread and are caused by veins which occur when the valves inside the veins weaken, and blood is no longer able to easily pass through within the vein. The excess blood within the vein then puts pressure on the walls of the veins.  This will result in the vein weakening and bulging blood .  Eventually, the vein will show up on your leg as a thread or varicose vein. [1]

can also be caused by trauma, hormones, age, and medical conditions.

Vein include:

varicose veins could go on to cause that is difficult to stop, skin ulcers, and blood clots which can put you at risk of conditions such as thrombophlebitis, deep vein and embolism. [2]

Thread or spider veins do not typically cause a huge amount of other than red or blue visible surface veins.

How are leg veins treated?

There are a wide range of options to help treat leg veins that range from self-care to minor . treatments to help improve blood in your legs include:

These are all great ways to improve in the legs. They should also help to more veins from appearing and may help ease felt by any existing leg veins. However, they are to be able to treat leg veins so that they are not visible anymore.

Leg vein such as laser therapy, laser ablation and ablation are some of the most ways to remove broken veins from the leg.

Best thread vein leg treatments

is an effective treatment that can treat and reduce the visibility of leg thread veins. The treatment involves injecting each leg vein with a sclerosing agent which causes the vein walls to become sticky, and blood is no longer able to pass through. With no blood in the vein, the vein will collapse and be naturally absorbed by the body over time.

uses laser light to target thread veins and causes the blood within them to and divert to healthier veins in the leg. The vein will then be gradually absorbed by the body. Laser can be an thread vein removal method for mild veins.

Thread vein treatments are performed in-clinic and patients can return to their usual activities almost instantly treatment. are advised to remain out of the sun their thread vein treatments and compression stockings are to help with the recovery .

Thread vein treatment before and after photos

Varicose Vein best leg treatments

or are . The treatments are under local anaesthesia in clinic.  A catheter is inserted into the leg which then allows laser or energy to heat the vein causing it to collapse, and seal shut. The vein then and the unsightly vein cannot be seen.

is to micro described above which is used to treat thread veins. Foam sclerotherapy uses a thicker sclerosant to target larger varicose veins.

is a invasive vein that uses specialised glue. The glue is into the affected veins using a fine tube and it works to seal the vein’s inner walls before it shrinks and breaks down over time. This causes the vein to disappear.

is a minor surgical that is most on large, bulging or twisted veins. The procedure is under local and involves a very small incision being made at the site of the varicose vein and a phlebectomy hook being to pull the leg vein out. Also known as an phlebectomies, no stitches are and there is no need for an overnight hospital stay.

All of our vein treatments are invasive, performed in clinic with no need for an overnight stay. Most patients are able to return to work within a few days following treatment. Your legs will be bandaged for around 5 days and stockings will need to be worn following your too.

Varicose Vein Treatment Before and After Images

Laura’s Varicose Vein Treatment

Laura came to visit us at The Private Clinic after being vein on the NHS. Laura felt that her unsightly veins ruined her legs and were affecting her career as a model. She was told that unless her veins were at risk of out that she would never be for NHS leg vein removal.

After attending a consultation with one of our expert consultant vascular surgeons, Mr Tahir Hussain, she was EVLA for her varicose veins which she to go ahead with.

Laura’s EVLA took as little as 30 minutes to perform and one month after the treatment, she was over the moon and felt confident to wear skirts again without worrying about the of her legs.

“I’m looking to get back into modeling, even if it’s just as a hobby, but I have my confidence back and that feels fantastic.”

Why choose The Private Clinic for Varicose Vein Removal?

At the Private Clinic, we have over 40 years of experience providing the best and latest  and have over 7,000 patients about their veins. We work with highly qualified  with field experience.

At The Clinic, we provide:

• , MD, FRCS (Gen), FRCS (Gen Surg). GMC Number:
• , MBChB, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Gen Surg). GMC Number:
• , MBBS, MS, FRCS (Gen), FRCS. GMC Number:
• , MBBS, FRCS (Gen, Surg.), MS in Surgery. GMC Number:

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