LASER treatments involve the delivery of many short pulses of laser energy (1064 nm) directly over the vein. The energy travels through the skin surface and is absorbed by the blue or red pigment of the blood vessel which causes it to heat up. The heat generated causes the walls of the vein to break down and the vein to close. A natural process of re-absorption follows and the veins, where destroyed, are no longer visible. Laser therapy can be customized to be safe and effective at any age and on virtually any small vein disorder. Vein treatment sessions take about 30 minutes, require no special pre or post treatment care and have NO DOWN TIME! Laser vein removal with the Sciton 1064 laser delivers the most effective energy to destroy unwanted "spider" veins with fewer treatments.

SCLEROTHERAPY is a time-proven procedure where a solution (the sclerosing agent) is injected directly into the vein. The solution causes the walls of the vein to become irritated and "sticky". As the vein's own walls stick together, the vein is sealed off, and blood no longer flows through it. Once the vein has closed, the body breaks down and reabsorbs it through a natural process and it is no longer visible through the skin. These superficial veins are not needed for circulation and eliminating them is not harmful to the body. Sclerotherapy requires post treatment compression, but is now virtually painless and can be a very effective treatment for larger reticular or "feeder" veins.