I had a few spots, and didn't find any creams or topical treatments, but electolysis worked for the ones on my face, and I hear you can get laser treatments that will fix them as well. Best of luck!
Well, I live in Canada and my treatments were about 10 years ago so I don't know that the price I paid for that would even be relevant now. It wasn't cheap at the time (I was getting electolysis on my bikini line and I think it ran around $50/hr or so) What I would suggest is google spider-vein and broken capillary treatments, find some clinics in your area and go from there. I know there's probably lots and it's possible the prices may have come down in the last few years since the technology has been around for awhile now. Good luck!
Are the lines you see on your face red or blue? The red ones are broken capillaries.
Unfortunately any sun damage you've accumulated will show up on your skin. So even if you haven't had a burn or always used sunscreen in the past year, anything that shows up on your skin now is from before. Most of the damage on our skin as we age is from sun exposure in the first 18 years of our lives. It stinks but it's true.
What you might try is a product for rosacea. Pevonia and Murad are two product lines that come to mind, but I bet there are a lot more. The products help decrease the redness in the skin that rosacea causes. I honestly don't know if it will work, but if you try it, get samples from whatever line you decide to go with because they're fairly expensive and you want to make sure they work before you spend the money. If it does work, it's only temporary.
If you have varicose veins on your face the only permanent solution is laser treatments. If you decide to go that way, be sure you know the laws in your state and go to somebody reputable. Personally, I would only go to a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon and get recommendations and read reviews. I know a lot of places offer laser treatments now, and some states don't require a lot of training, so you could get somebody right out of school using a laser that could damage your skin permanently, which would be a lot worse than a few broken capillaries.
I also have broken capillaries on my face (and spider veins on my legs) and I'm currently in the process of looking for a doctor to treat these things. I'm also an esthetician and worked for a dermatologist for a while and learned a lot about skin.
I have seen some advertisements for topical Vitamin K creams that are claimed to help with fading spider veins. Expense wasn't huge ($15/jar). I've seen the ads in Footsmart catalog, and also in HomeTrends. There are some websites out there with user reviews that might be helpful in figuring out what works and what doesn't.
Vein wall support supplements (reputed to assist in better "suppleness" of the inner walls) include horse chestnut and rutin powder. You can do research on those at lef.org - that's a great place to read cutting-edge info on latest trials. They're a non-profit - so less vulnerable to promoting stuff that won't work.
Good luck! Would love to hear about any successes you have with finding help - I've got the same issues.
Aw crud! But thanks for letting us know, ddc! Just on a whim the other day, I tried my BareEscentuals foundation powder on my most aggravating one, and it did stay on all day, under jeans, during a busy day at work. Maybe disguise will work?
For the spider veins on your leg...I read somewhere that there is nothing topical that will work. The spider veins are caused by pooled blood in the vein. The only way to get rid of it is through laser treatment or by a doctor injecting you with a fluid that makes the vein close.
Just by definition of what a spider vein does, I doubt there are creams out there that can "cure it." You may want to talk to your doctor because sometimes the treatment can be covered by your insurance.
Creams don't work, my Mother has many of these (and I'm catching up to her) and she's tried everything. Next step for her is to go the doctor and get these little injections that clear them up.
If you don't take care of them they will get worse and worse as you can already see. They do tend to get very painful over the years, especially if you expose them to the sun. I wouldn't delay in going to your doctor and finding out if your insurance will cover it.
The injections are called sclerotherapy. It's saline solution injected into the veins. I think a lot of doctors now do a combination of sclerotherapy and laser.
My sister had it done a few years ago and had to wear some type of compression hosiery for a week or two afterwards. She had it done in the summer and it was so hot wearing those things.
That's something to keep in mind if you decide to go that route.
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