What Causes Varicose Veins and How Can I Get Rid of Them?

Do you have gnarly purple, red, or blue veins in your legs or elsewhere on your body? If so, you may have a common vascular condition known as varicose veins.

Although these enlarged, ropey-looking veins usually don’t cause serious health problems, they can detract from your appearance and your sense of self-confidence. And in rare cases, they may lead to more serious vascular issues.

The good news is that if you have varicose veins, you don’t have to put up with them any longer. Safe, effective varicose vein treatments can help you remove them — for good. 

Here at CANJ Aesthetics in Oakland, New Jersey, our team of skilled vascular experts offers a full scope of advanced and highly effective vein removal solutions. Read on to learn more about varicose vein causes, and find out how you can get rid of yours today. 

Thick, visible veins

Your veins carry blood toward your heart. Tiny valves within your veins prevent blood from flowing back in the wrong direction. When these valves sustain damage, however, they may allow blood to pool in the vein. This pooling blood can cause veins to weaken, stretch, twist, and bulge against the surface of your skin.

Varicose veins are large, visible vein contortions. Small veins that undergo the same kind of damage are referred to as spider veins.

Although anyone can develop varicose veins and spider veins, they are most likely to affect:

• Women, especially during or following pregnancy
• People with a family history of varicose veins
• Anyone who stands or sits for long periods of time
• Adults who are older or overweight; smokers 
• Individuals who’ve sustained certain leg injuries

While varicose veins don’t usually cause serious health-related problems, they can increase your risk of developing blood clots, painful inflammation, and slow-healing leg, ankle, or foot sores (vascular ulcers). 

In rare cases, blood clots can develop deep within the body (a condition known as deep vein thrombosis) and travel to the lungs, causing a life-threatening medical emergency.

Clearing away varicose veins

If you’re tired of varicose veins, help is an office visit away. Our team at CANJ Aesthetics offers several proven solutions for unwanted veins; one of the fastest and most effective treatment options is an in-office procedure known as visual vein sclerotherapy. 

During a sclerotherapy treatment, we use a fine needle to inject a safe sclerosing agent into the affected vessel. This solution irritates the vein, causing it to constrict and develop scar tissue within its walls. When this happens, blood can no longer flow through the vein, and it eventually collapses.

As the collapsed vein goes unused, it fades away and disappears. While individual results vary, many patients see their veins fade from view in as little as 3 weeks; in some cases, results are more gradual, taking up to 4 months to reach completion.

Step away from varicose veins

The skilled providers at CANJ Aesthetics can evaluate your varicose veins and create a personalized treatment plan designed just for you. Our seasoned physicians and skilled nurse practitioners look forward to providing vein removal care that meets your aesthetic goals.

To schedule a varicose vein consultation with our caring providers, call 551-231-1733 or request an appointment using our online contact form.