Everything to Know About the Best Thread Vein Removal

Veins are the unsung heroes in the body who carry the deoxygenated blood from various parts back to the heart. If the walls in the veins or its valves get affected, they do not act as trapdoors for opening and closing with each muscle contraction, which causes thread veins. It also affects the second heart in the calf, consisting of muscles, veins, and valves that do not function properly to pump back the deoxygenated blood to the heart. Hence, the thread veins filled with deoxygenated blood will cause swelling, discolouring, throbbing, aching, cramping, itching and also a comfortable feeling of heaviness.  

NHS, or the National Health Service, the most significant public health service provider in the UK, does not treat thread veins if it is for cosmetic reasons. However, threaded veins, which are similar to varicose veins but are less extensive, may also cause functional issues like ulcers to break open with excessive deoxygenated blood and get infected with other issues. So, most people affected by it visit the best vein centre for thread vein removal for cosmetic and functional issues. Also, have the MiraDry, the most advanced Armpit sweat treatment, to reduce excess sweating in the armpits that cause a lot of discomfort and inconvenience.

In this article, let us discuss all the best treatments for removing the tread veins both in the legs and face, along with treating excess sweating in the armpits.

What are thread veins?

If arteries carry the oxygenated blood from the heart to the various parts to be active and alive, it is the veins that carry the deoxygenated blood back to the heart from all the parts. However, veins do not have the importance of arteries as they play an equal part in the blood getting purified by the heart for circulation again. It is because of any damage caused to the arteries will end in a heart attack that is life-threatening and one of the significant causes of death. But if the veins get damaged in the walls or the valves, it causes thread veins and varicose veins. Thread veins occur in smaller veins, also called spider veins or telangiectasias, and if left untreated, may lead to CVI or chronic venous insufficiency.   They are damaged blood vessels visible under the skin’s surface to look purple, blue, or red. Also, the name spider veins are because they appear in clusters that look like tree branches or spider webs on any part of the body but are mainly on the face and legs.

What is the best thread vein removal treatment?

Having seen the thread veins in detail, it is essential to know how to remove them from the face and in the legs. There are many causes of thread veins, from genetic inheritance, ageing,  sedentary lifestyle, sun damage, injuries, smoking, alcohol, hormonal changes, rosacea, obesity and others. But depending on the part of the thread veins occurring, the top skin clinic offers the following best thread vein removals.

Microsclerotherapy removes thread veins in the legs using a series of injections with tiny needles, which is better than IPL and laser treatments as it seals off the damaged veins with little or no discomfort.

Phlebectomy is another effective thread vein, which is a minimally invasive procedure using a small scalpel or needle to close the damaged veins.

ThermaVein is an advanced and proprietary thread vein removal treatment using heat technology that is better than other treatments like laser, diathermy, epilation, IPL, and others. It is done after assessing the thread veins using a colour duplex ultrasound scan to ascertain the venous insufficiency in the deeper veins so as not to appear again. Hence, ThermaVein is a permanent solution for thread vein removal, except for a few cases. It is done by placing a fine needle on top of the thread vein and passing 0.2 pulses of microwave current to seal the damaged vein shut.

The above facts and treatments will convince anyone to have the best ThermaVein thread vein removal treatment and MiraDry, a similar innovative armpit sweat treatment from the top skin clinic and vein centre, to have all its benefits safely.