Varicose Vein Treatment In Downtown Sydney & Pyrmont

You may have seen varicose veins before without knowing exactly what they were. You may have experienced them yourself and thought that they were perfectly normal. For the most part, varicose veins are not the cause of any kind of pain or discomfort and can generally be ignored, but they are unpleasant to look at. If this has been a cause of concern for you, there is a solution. Varicose veins treatment is a relatively easy, painless, and affordable procedure that will have you feeling more comfortable and confident in your skin

Understanding Varicose Veins

In short, varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins that you can see through the skin. These aren’t the normal veins that you see on thin skin like your wrist or forearm, though. Instead, they’re veins that show up in places like your legs, because movement like standing and walking can increase the pressure in the veins on your legs.

Varicose veins are often unsightly twisted, enlarged veins that are visible through the skin. These veins are not the normal, smaller veins you can spot through thinner skin, such as on your wrist or forearms, as varicose veins often show up on your legs. Movement like standing and walking increases the pressure in the veins on your legs, causing unseemly discoloured veins.

Signs of varicose veins are easy to spot if you know what to look for. You need to look for veins—most likely on your legs—that are dark blue or purple. These veins are also going to look twisted, or knotted, and may end up feeling raised on the skin. It may feel like these veins are almost like rope or twine on the outside of your leg. Varicose veins treatment costs can depend on how large the veins are, as larger veins may have to go through several procedures.

For most people, varicose veins treatment is relatively simple and more of a cosmetic procedure to improve their confidence. While you should seek a professional’s treatment if there is continued swelling and pain, oftentimes what most people need is a simple cosmetic procedure to treat varicose veins.

Treatment Options

Fortunately for those who struggle with varicose veins, there are several options available for treatment. Some are easier than others, and others are more cost-effective than others, but you do have many options to choose from to find the one that best fits your needs and budget.

Self-Care

If you need to keep varicose veins treatment costs down, then the ideal place to start is by making some very simple self-care changes at home. Exercising is an easy and completely free way to treat smaller varicose veins. When you’re lying down at night, you can also elevate your legs. While this is not going to eliminate the appearance of varicose veins, it can help to limit them from growing larger and more noticeable.

Compression Socks

Compression socks squeeze your legs, making it easier for blood to flow. Different types of compression socks provide different levels of pressure on your legs, and what you need will depend on what your doctor recommends. This is usually the first step to treating varicose veins before going in for any other procedures.

Surgery

Two types of varicose veins treatments require outpatient surgery: high ligation and vein stripping, and an ambulatory phlebectomy. High ligation and vein stripping is an outpatient procedure that ties off a vein before connecting to a deep vein in your leg. This closes off the blood flow, which allows a doctor to go in and remove the varicose vein through a series of small cuts. Though it may come across as an extreme varicose veins treatment, rest assured that this procedure is safe, and the healthy veins that remain will help to restore blood flow.

An ambulatory phlebectomy is when a healthcare provider removes the varicose veins with small skin punctures as opposed to cuts. This outpatient procedure is quick and relatively painless, and only numbs the areas that need to be punctured.

If your varicose veins are large and cannot be reduced or removed by other means, then surgery is the way to go. Recovery time is longer than a laser treatment, but you should be able to return to your normal day-to-day schedule within a few days, with the addition of compression socks.

Sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy is a relatively straightforward procedure that doesn’t require an outpatient visit. This procedure injects each varicose vein with a solution that scars and closes the vein, much like laser therapy does. The effect isn’t immediate; instead, it may take a few weeks for the appearance of those veins to fade. This is best used in conjunction with lasers for varicose veins treatment.

Laser Treatment

If your varicose veins are not that prominent and you want to have this procedure done mostly for cosmetic purposes, then you might want laser vein removal for your legs, face, or other areas where varicose veins are causing discolouration.

During simple laser treatment, the skin is exposed to short laser bursts that heat and damage the vein. The damaged vein subsequently scars and closes, resulting in clearer skin as the blood exits the vein. Endovenous treatment is much the same, though it requires the physician to utilise a catheter inserted into your veins to help the process. This procedure is mostly done for larger veins that need to be removed.

The best part? The laser varicose vein removal cost is relatively low. At Star Medispa, our spider vein—or varicose vein—laser removal procedure starts at $120. Getting multiple areas treated at this price is an excellent deal for anyone looking to improve their appearance.

Laser vein removal on your legs is relatively quick and painless, and can easily be done in our office instead of as an outpatient procedure. However, depending on whether you received a simple laser or an endovenous laser treatment, your recovery time may look a bit different.

With simple laser treatments, you can walk out of the office feeling great and resume your daily routine immediately after the procedure. In the case of endovenous laser treatment, you may need to wear compression socks for a week, but the recovery time is quicker than other procedures.

Working With Star Medispa

Star Medispa is proud to offer laser varicose veins treatment here at our facilities in Sydney and Pyrmont. We understand how important it is that all of our clients feel beautiful and comfortable, and our laser varicose veins treatment can help them to accomplish this.

We take pride in offering competitive varicose vein removal costs compared to other local facilities, providing an affordable option for those seeking treatment. If you’re interested in working with Star Medispa for any of your beauty needs, contact us today.