Unsightly veins can appear overnight on your legs. You want to go to beach. But you may not feel comfortable in a bathing suit. But, you are not alone. Millions have unsightly veins. They wear long sleeves and pants to hide them. For such people, sclerotherapy is the only solution.

Unsightly veins are also known as spider veins or varicose veins. These veins are blood vessels that stand out literally. They appear like dark blue bulges under the skin. They can cause some pain.  They are a group of blue, red or purple veins. They are close to surface of skin. They change the color of the portions of limb.

You can do complete weathering of veins by cosmetic surgery called sclerotherapy. This will give welcome relief to varicose veins. An irritant is injected in the vein. It shuts down vein from inside. The surrounding tissue absorbs the vein. Bandage is applied. It collapses the vein further. Vein stripping is option for large varicose veins. This operation is risky. It requires general anesthesia.

Treatment of spider veins is easy. The recovery time is negligible. They can be removed by laser penetration. If the spider veins have large size, sclerotherapy is the best option. Spider vein treatments do not have abrupt results. It will require 2 to 3 sessions for complete therapy. But, there is chance of birth of new spider veins. So, discuss with your physician before treatment. Swelling and redness will diminish automatically after treatment. Long term side effects happen because of anesthesia.

The major side effect is pigment irregularity. The treated areas become more visible than the surrounding flesh. Consult a doctor to know about the after effects. Patients will kidney problems should take precautions. They can have more side effects.

But the outcome is definitely a beautiful skin. Certainly all pain and suffering is nothing compared to the beautiful results. Go for sclerotherapy, if your physician finds you a right candidate.