Hand vein sclerotherapy is a quick and simple way toward more beautiful hands, restoring a more youthful smoothness and appearance. In most cases, hand veins are normal, healthy veins and are not considered varicose, despite an enlarged or bulging appearance.  Like leg veins, hand veins return blood back to the heart for re-oxygenation. Many people develop large bulging veins on the backs of their hands as they get older. Generally, this is due to skin relaxing and thinning with age, causing the veins to become more prominent and appear enlarged. The visible veins run parallel to and are interconnected with a deeper network of veins that are side by side with the arteries, next to the muscles and bones. Like in the legs, the deeper veins are the more important ones and can handle the extra blood should visible veins be removed or clot off. However, once treated, the deeper veins, take over, eliminating the uneven bulging of more superficial veins.

Sclerotherapy is a non-surgical injection therapy used to eliminate varicose and spider veins and is considered the primary treatment for small-vessel varicose disease, such as spider veins. During sclerotherapy affected vessels are injected with a sclerosant solution, which causes the vessel to collapse. As a result the treated vessel can no longer hold blood and shrinks, ultimately disappearing. Performed in-office, scleroptherapy is a relatively quick procedure and takes anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes.

Hand vein treatment sessions do not require anesthesia and are very easily tolerated. A compression glove or wrap is used after treatment and a rapid return to regular activities is the norm. In rare instances, mild swelling of the hands may occur which typically lasts a few days. A full consultation on hand veins will be provided prior to any procedures.

BENEFITS OF SCLEROTHERAPY FOR HAND VEINS:

• Smoother, more beautiful younger looking hands.
• Treatment in less than an hour in office with no general anesthesia or hospitalization.
• Return to normal activity immediately – with little or no pain.
• No scars.