Top Warning Signs of Trapped Blood After Sclerotherapy You Should Not Overlook
Sclerotherapy is widely considered the gold standard for eliminating unsightly spider and varicose veins. Learn what may be normal during recovery and when to seek help.
Sclerotherapy for Vein Treatment in Los Angeles
Conveniently located to serve Los Angeles
Sclerotherapy in Los Angeles is a straightforward and widely used procedure for removing reticular and spider veins. At Nu Vela Laser and Vein Center, our vein specialist uses a very fine needle to inject a sclerosing solution directly into the targeted vein, causing it to collapse and gradually fade from view. This sclerotherapy vein treatment is minimally invasive, highly effective, and can help dramatically improve the appearance of your skin.
What is Sclerotherapy?
Sclerotherapy renders excellent results when performed by a skilled and experienced vein specialist, making it the gold standard for leg spider veins and reticular veins (blue 1-3mm veins). It is also a safe and effective treatment for permanently removing blue chest veins and prominent hand and arm veins.
Sclerosing agents that are used for vein injection therapy are mild solutions that allow relatively painless, yet predictable treatment. The needles used are very thin, making the injections very tolerable by almost all patients.
When your vein doctor treats your leg spider and reticular veins with this injection therapy, not only does the appearance of your legs improve dramatically, but the bothersome symptoms associated with these veins also significantly improve. These include burning, aching, swelling, and night cramps.
Note that the technique treats only those currently present veins, whether visible or not to the naked eye, and does nothing to prevent the emergence of entirely new spider veins in the future.
It should be pointed out that while sclerotherapy is the ideal treatment for spider and blue veins, varicose vein treatment is often best accomplished with alternate methods. These are foam sclerotherapy, microphlebectomy, and endovenous thermal vein closure techniques.
Benefits of Sclerotherapy
- Improves Appearance: Effectively fades unsightly spider veins and small varicose veins for clearer, smoother skin.
- Quick and Minimally Invasive: Non-surgical treatment with minimal discomfort and no downtime.
- Symptom Relief: Can reduce leg pain, swelling, and discomfort often caused by problematic veins.
- Long-Lasting Results: Treated veins are permanently closed and typically do not return.
- Convenient: Most sessions are completed in under an hour, and you can return to normal activities almost immediately.
Vein Treatment Result Achieved with Sclerotherapy
*Individual results may vary.
Are You an Ideal Candidate for Sclerotherapy?
Sclerotherapy for spider veins and varicose vein treatment is well-suited for individuals who:
- Have noticeable spider veins or small varicose veins that they wish to eliminate
- Are in good overall health without a history of blood clotting disorders
- Are not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Want to restore a more even, confident appearance to their legs
The Sclerotherapy Procedure
The typical treatment session at Nu Vela Laser and Vein Center in Los Angeles is relatively quick, lasting only about 30 to 60 minutes. The time required for eliminating isolated reticular veins is usually much shorter.
During the procedure, Dr. Dishakjian locates the problem veins while you lie on an examination table. To that end, the doctor uses a small hand-held ring device.
When placed in direct contact with the skin, the ring device provides uniform illumination of the skin from beneath. This allows your doctor to locate even the tiniest veins and hard-to-find deeper feeder veins. The technique is known as transilluminated sclerotherapy. Treating feeder veins is important for a long-lasting treatment outcome.
During the injections, most patients hardly feel any pain because Dr. Dishakjian mixes some local anesthetic in the solution that he injects. For the more sensitive areas, such as the ankle, Dr. Dishakjian uses a numbing medicine. Nevertheless, any pain that the more sensitive patients experience quickly dissipates.
Typically, optimal results are achieved when a given area is treated in two or three repeat sessions.
Before and After Sclerotherapy
*Individual results may vary.
After a Treatment Session
There is often some degree of inflammatory response after a sclerotherapy session. Immediately after the injections, the treated areas usually look somewhat inflamed, like a bug bite: raised, bruised, and pinkish. However, you should be able to drive home after the treatment and resume work the following day.
This initial inflammatory response often disappears within a few hours, replaced by dark blue bruising, which over time gradually fades to red or brown, before disappearing. Anti-inflammatory medications, as well as homeopathic preparations, are helpful for minimizing these symptoms.
Sclerotherapy Aftercare
Transilluminated sclerotherapy generally does not require any recovery time. However, you should wear compression stockings for a week after the treatment and avoid activities that involve heavy weight lifting, strenuous exercise, or hot baths.
As with any leg vein treatment, walking after the treatment will enhance blood circulation in the legs and hence speed up recovery. Wearing compression stockings for about a week after the treatment will improve the outcome and often minimize the discomfort and complications associated with the procedure.
Please go to compression therapy and watch the video on how to wear compression stockings.
Wearing a compression wrap for more than a few days is not necessary for sclerotherapy of hand veins.
Cost of Sclerotherapy
The cost of sclerotherapy in Los Angeles depends on several key factors, including the number and size of veins being treated, the number of sessions needed for your desired results, and the type and amount of solution used.
View Financing Options
Why Choose Nu Vela Laser and Vein Center
When it comes to sclerotherapy in Los Angeles, experience and specialization matter. At Nu Vela Laser and Vein Center, conveniently located to serve you, your care is personally overseen by Dr. Raffi Dishakjian, a distinguished phlebologist (vein doctor). Dr. Dishakjian combines years of dedicated vein expertise with advanced techniques to deliver not just treatment, but lasting results—visibly clearer, healthier-looking legs.
”
THE RESULTS WERE AMAZING!
“For many years, doctors told me the only way to remove my bulging, painful varicose veins was by performing surgery. But I didn’t want to go under the knife – with its risks, long downtime, and pain! As a massage therapist, I needed to be back to work quickly. At Nu Vela Vein Center, Dr. Dishakijan suggested foam sclerotherapy as a much safer, easier solution. It only took a few minutes, and the results were amazing! Within two days, the aching and heaviness that I had felt for 15 years disappeared. My legs already look a lot better in just two weeks. I’m finally looking forward to wearing shorts this summer”
by Karen R.
Sclerotherapy for Reticular and Spider Vein Removal
*Individual results may vary.
Sclerotherapy for Reticular Vein Removal
*Individual results may vary.
Schedule Your Consultation
Call 818-832-4500 for any inquiries regarding the vein treatment cost, additional information, or visit our Contact Us page to schedule an appointment.
Our vein clinic, Nu Vela Laser and Vein Center, is located in Porter Ranch, CA, and is easily accessible from most Los Angeles freeways. Please click the map on this page for directions.
Consultation with the doctor is free with the purchase of any service. The nominal consultation fee for the first office visit is fully credited when receiving a subsequent service.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
After several spider vein removal sclerotherapy sessions, most patients notice a 70-90% improvement in the appearance and symptoms. The full effect and benefit of treatment usually take several weeks. For this reason, many sclerotherapy specialists recommend waiting 3-6 weeks in between sclerotherapy treatments. Compared to surgical removal of veins, sclerotherapy costs less, requires no hospital stay and anesthesia, and allows a quicker return to work and normal activities.
Other than leg spider veins, sclerotherapy can eliminate prominent hand and arm veins, chest spider and blue veins, and small veins in other parts of the body. Although sometimes used for facial vein removal, laser vein therapy is a safer option.
In the hands of experienced vein doctors, the discomfort of a vein treatment injection sclerotherapy should be minimal. An occasional spot may be more sensitive than others, but generally, the procedure should be well tolerated for most patients. Even the needle-phobic ones. In fact, most patients are pleasantly surprised at how little discomfort occurs during the procedure. Of course, pain perception is somewhat subjective, but several factors may affect the level of discomfort during injections. These include:
- the skill of your doctor
- the patient’s overall pain sensitivity
- the type and caliber of the needle used
- the nature of the sclerotherapy solution (some solutions are more painful than others)
- the inclusion of numbing medicine in the solution
- the sensitivity of the area injected (ankle, foot, shin area and the back of the knee)
- the use of topical numbing cream, especially for sensitive areas of the leg.
If you have any questions related to sclerotherapy, please click sclerotherapy FAQ.
Dr. Dishakjian has provided answers to a host of frequently asked questions that patients usually ask about the procedure. Click spider and varicose vein treatment options to read about other treatments available at our vein clinic.
Related Procedures
Related Blog Posts
Sclerotherapy Treatment Results: What You Need to Know
Learn how long sclerotherapy results may last and what patients should know when considering treatment for visible veins.
How Long Do Spider Vein Treatment Results Last?
Explore the treatment options available for clearer-looking legs and what can affect the longevity of spider vein treatment results.
