Treatment of facial and body veins or varicose veins can be pretty expensive. This isn't something that concerns the skin alone; in fact, the problem lies underneath it.
(prHWY.com) December 31, 2012 - Vancouver, Canada -- Treatment of facial and body veins or varicose veins can be pretty expensive. This isn't something that concerns the skin alone; in fact, the problem lies underneath it. If you want to have those visible veins completely gone, one option is sclerotherapy. A liquid chemical that will basically destroy inflamed veins by sealing them shut and not letting blood pass again will be injected directly into the veins. Unfortunately, this method has many disadvantages, including the formation of visible, thick scars outlining the veins. Laser treatment may also work, but only for the smaller, spidery varicose veins. Of course, surgery at a high-profile skin centre is also an ideal solution.
If you want to spare yourself from the expense and stress of having facial and body veins, you best work on preventing their appearance as early as possible.
Varicose veins on the legs and arms appear when the valves blood vessels grow weak. The valves are one-way flaps that are responsible for pushing back blood towards the heart, especially in locations that go against the pull of gravity such as the legs and arms. When they start failing, some of the blood being sent back up to the heart goes back to the veins and pools there, stretching the vessels and making them visible through the skin. The same occurs for spiderlike veins that appear on the face.
These develop when there is too much pressure on the veins too. This is brought upon by a very heavy body weight, physically taxing activities that leave your leg muscles sore and inflamed, standing for hours on end, and even crossing one's legs while sitting. All these activities put pressure on the veins, weakening them and pushing back the blood to where it's not supposed to be.
To prevent developing visible facial and body veins, you therefore need to avoid the things enumerated above. That doesn't mean you should eschew exercise completely though. In fact you need to do it, but the intensity should be by increments if you're not used to regular exercise. Start by walking daily, for example. You can slowly strengthen and maintain the flexibility your muscles and, along with that, the blood vessels in your body. Don't let your weight go beyond what's ideal for your BMI. Also put on sunscreen or high-SPF lotions especially on your face. That also helps to prevent spider veins from becoming visible.
To sum it all up, here are what you should/should not do:
-Shift your weight from one foot to another after a few minutes if you have to stand for a long time.
-After exercising, use warm water--not cold, not scalding hot--for your shower.
-Don't wash your face with cold water if you're up all night studying or working. It's not good to force the pressure off your head by splashing cold water on your face.
-Lie down with your legs elevated for 15 minutes at the end of the day. Let the blood from your legs flow freely back to the rest of your body, draining the pools accumulated in the lower areas.
-Don't wear jeans that are so tight they constrict blood circulation in your legs.
Jeovanna Davis currently writes on skin care treatment options for
Pender Medi Spa, a skin care center in Vancouver, BC. For more information on how to beautify your skin, or how to care for it, with laser and cosmetic injectable treatments, please visit
http://pendermedispa.com
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