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Tuesday <strong>October</strong> 3 <strong>2017</strong><br />
HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
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Get your legs looking sweet<br />
for summer!<br />
Though generally harmless, spider veins<br />
can cause some to want to cover their legs<br />
up, even in the heat. Treating spider veins<br />
is rarely a medical necessity, but for those<br />
who want treatment for cosmetic reasons,<br />
spider vein-free skin is just a zap away.<br />
No one knows why some people<br />
develop spider veins and others don’t,<br />
but genetics, the hormone estrogen and<br />
possibly the hormone progesterone<br />
are thought to play a role. Spider veins<br />
appear more frequently in women than<br />
in men, and are particularly common in<br />
pregnant women and those taking oral<br />
contraceptives or hormone-replacement<br />
therapy.<br />
Getting rid of spider veins is safe and<br />
easy. Sclerotherapy, the gold-standard<br />
treatment for larger spider veins, involves<br />
injecting a saline solution or detergent<br />
into the veins, causing them to clump<br />
together or clot and become less apparent.<br />
“Anybody who has veins they don’t like<br />
is a good candidate (for sclerotherapy)<br />
because it’s an incredibly safe, easy<br />
procedure,” says Dr. Heather Jefferies, of<br />
Koru Clinic in Cashmere.<br />
In some cases, several injections are<br />
required. The procedure feels like a tiny<br />
needle stick, and most people usually get<br />
through it with little difficulty. Dr Jefferies<br />
particularly recommends treatment for<br />
people with a family history of problem<br />
veins who are showing signs relatively<br />
early - for example, those who have<br />
multiple patches of spider veins by their<br />
early 20s.<br />
There is a strong chance - up to 90<br />
percent - of greatly improved appearance<br />
after sclerotherapy, and results last for two<br />
years on average. After that, genetics or<br />
whatever other factors caused the veins<br />
to appear in the first place tend to take<br />
over, and maintenance treatment may be<br />
required to keep the skin vein-free.<br />
Laser treatment can also eliminate<br />
spider veins, particularly the smaller veins<br />
that are too small for sclerotherapy.<br />
Dr Jefferies often uses a combination of<br />
sclerotherapy and lasers: sclerotherapy for<br />
the “Your larger face veins is and unique. a laser to get rid of the<br />
finer Trust veins. your Koru injectable Clinic uses the Alma LP<br />
laser wrinkle head for treatments treating spider veins.<br />
Don’t to jump an experienced<br />
into spider-vein treatment:<br />
Find Cosmetic a doctor Physician” who is qualified and<br />
experienced in the procedures. If you have<br />
varicose veins,<br />
Medical<br />
these<br />
Director<br />
treatments may not<br />
Dr Heather Jefferies<br />
be suitable for you. And be sure to talk<br />
with your doctor about your expectations,<br />
because treatment results will vary<br />
depending on your age and the size of the<br />
spider veins.<br />
Koru Clinic is located at<br />
31 Colombo Street. Call<br />
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on <strong>03</strong> 372 3589<br />
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