Spider veins are unsightly and can be uncomfortable, but they are rarely a sign of a more serious condition. So how do you know whether to ask your doctor about treatment? "From a health standpoint, ...

Dear Dr. Solomon: I have varicose veins. I’d like to know if the injection treatments used for this are safe and effective. — Mr. A.P. Dear Mr. A.P.: Sclerotherapy is both safe and effective. The ...

The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new spider vein treatment, and the injections erase the unsightly purple veins in a heartbeat, reports CBS 2's Dr. Holly Phillips. "It's not very ...

WASHINGTON, April 23 Following news of the acquisition of BioForm Medical, Inc. earlier this year, Merz Aesthetics, the new business unit of Merz Pharma Group, makes its debut at the prestigious ...

Sclerotherapy is a non-invasive procedure that takes about 10 minutes to perform with a minimal downtime compared to an invasive varicose vein surgery. The diluted sclerosant can be in the form of a ...

Blue, swollen, lumpy-looking veins—and their cousins, the crimson “spider veins”—are only the most obvious signs of varicose vein disease. Veterans of this condition know all too well that these ...

Veins close to the skin that become swollen, twisted, or stretched are known as varicose veins (spider veins). Any vein can become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs ...

Bulging varicose veins are not only unsightly; they can also be very painful. Today, thanks to new technology, several minimally or noninvasive treatment options are available to treat varicose veins ...

THE treatment of varicose veins by the injection method started in Europe, being used in 1904 by Tavel and in 1912 by Linser. During and after World War I numerous sclerosing agents were employed by ...

BRITISH doctors have carried out the first successful trials of a treatment that eliminates varicose veins after just a single injection. Varicose veins affect more than five million people in Britain ...