Sclerotherapy as a means of vein treatment has been around for a while – both for spider veins and smaller varicose veins.
If you have a phobia about needles be prepared – sclerotherapy involves the injection of a liquid agent into the spider vein using a microscopic needle.
The liquid agent is usually something like saline solution or an anesthetic or surfactant like sodium tetradecyl.
Many vein clinics nowadays also offer foam sclerotherapy where the agent is mixed with foam producing better overall results with less brown staining.
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Recommendations for your varicose vein treatment will vary depending on how bad they are.
If you are thinking about an in office treatment for your spider veins or varicose veins then you might want to find a clinic with a VeinViewer.
Rosacea treatment made great advances in the mid 1980’s when lasers were first used for the most severe cases.
Unfortunately – some of the causes of spider veins you can’t do much about. Age, gender and genes all play a big part in determining whether you are likely to get leg vein problems. But there’s more to it than that.
There are certain risk factors for varicose veins which make it more likely that you may suffer from vein problems at some stage in your life. Unfortunately being a woman is right up there at the top of the list. 
More than 7 out of 10 American women will suffer from vein problems before they reach their sixties and yet many of us don’t know what exactly a varicose vein is. 
Exercising with rosacea can be something of a challenge. 
If you suffer from rosacea you may feel you need medical help, prescription medicines or an in-office treatment.
Amazingly – many people who suffer rosacea symptoms don’t even know that they have the condition. Increased skin sensitivity and facial redness is more common in middle age and beyond and too many of us suffer in silence when we should be taking action.
