What is SclerotherapyLeg Vein Treatments?
The most effective treatment for leg veins has traditional been sclerotherapy, where an injection is administered into the vein, eradicating it. Most women with spider veins have mothers and/or female relatives with spider veins. Weak vein walls and valves, as well as shortage of vein valves, seem to be inherited characteristics, and may play a role in determining who develops spider veins and at what age. During pregnancy, and to a lesser degree also during periods, fluctuations in the female sex hormone, cause softening of the vein walls and valves. This makes womens veins more prone to stretching and enlargement with increased pressure. Increased blood volume, which is needed to provide circulation to the fetus, also cause increased pressure on the vein walls. The fetus also exerts pressure on the pelvis, which in turn, exerts pressure on the leg veins. Some women see spider veins that develop during their pregnancies and persist after their baby is born. Others see that their veins
