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Veinwave
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Treatment
Veinwave™ is designed to eradicate spider veins; red or blue, red spots and rosacea. The principle is simple and based on the action of a very high frequency wave producing a thermal (heat) lesion with protection of the skin.
Veinwave™ treatment is contra-indicated in patients who suffer from infectious skin conditions, those who are pregnant, those suffering from epilepsy and patients who have a pacemaker or take anticoagulants. The cauterising needle used in treatment is made from nickel and therefore patients with a nickel allergy should inform the Veinwave™ Practitioner. Following treatment, patients may experience a little redness and/or a raising of the skin over the area that has been treated. Occasionally a small crust might develop which may last for several days but can last longer. In most people complete healing should be seen in 4 to 8 weeks although this can sometimes take longer.
Sclerotherapy
The procedure:
Numbing cream will be used and the needles are very fine. It is a painless procedure. Sclerovein solution tends to be more comfortable than the alternative Saline, but is slower to act. Support tights or compression bandages are worn for 48 hours afterwards and will increase the success rate of the treatment. These should be left for a month as the results evolve slowly and further shrinkage of the veins is possible even up to this time. Often a spider vein will need more than 1 injection, sometimes as many as 5 or 6 sessions.
Recovery time:
With the exception of avoiding violent exercise, you will have no down time after the treatment.
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The Downside? |
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Having to wear support stockings! It is often better to time treatments for winter months. |
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Itching at the injection site is common and will last up to 2 hours. |
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Injection sites often look like insect bites for the first 2 hours. |
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Some swelling of legs for the first 2- 3 nights is less common. |
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You may feel some cramping in your legs for the first couple of days afterwards. |
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Vessels are likely to appear even more prominent for the first month after treatment. |
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Old veins can flare up or new veins can appear in the treatment area. |
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A brownish discolouration of the skin occurs in up to a third of patients. It is temporary but can last up to a year. |
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What Can Go Wrong? |
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Small ulcers occur rarely and may scar on healing. |
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There are rare reports of allergy to the Sclerovein solution. |
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What Should You Do After Treatment? |
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Try to raise your legs as much as possible for the first 24 hours. |
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Do not shower for 24 hours afterwards. |
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Keep support bandages on for at least 48 hours after the procedure. |
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Walking is encouraged, but avoid prolonged sitting or standing, pounding type exercises, squatting, weight lifting and very hot baths. |
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Wear your compression stockings if possible for four weeks after the last treatment. |
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Conditions that will mean you can not have this Treatment: |
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Known allergy to Sclerovein solution. |
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Pregnancy. |
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Taking the contraceptive pill. |
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Skin infection in the area to be treated. |
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Planned heart surgery; e.g. weak valves in your heart. |
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Varicose veins caused by pelvic tumours. |
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Uncontrolled disease e.g. diabetes. |
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Inability to walk. |
What happens after sclerotherapy?
There will be a reaction in the area treated. The skin often turns pink and the spider veins can look much worse than before treatment. This is
NORMAL. With time, the redness settles and becomes brown in colour as your body removes the treated vein. The veins can come back.
Will I need more than one treatment?
Sometimes it is necessary to have more than one treatment if you have a large number of veins and therefore you cannot have a large does of the injections.
Dermal fillers
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Some of our most popular products include Collagen Replacement Therapy, Sculptra, Restylane, Perlane, Bio-Alcamid, Hylaform, Juvederm and Evolence.
Skin Peels
Skin peels are a non-surgical cosmetic procedure. They keep your face fresh and youthful, helping to improve skin tone and texture and, in some cases, reduce visible wrinkles. Skin peels can also be an effective treatment for medical conditions such as acne and hyperpigmentation.
A range of different formulations is available, depending on your particular skin type.
While traditional surgery is designed to remove excess tissue, it does little to improve on the quality, texture, color, and elasticity of the skin. Chemical peel is a process whereby the surface of the skin is wounded by a chemical agent with the goal of removing a controlled thickness of damaged skin. After the treated skin regenerates, there is a decrease in fine wrinkling, a more even skin tone, and an improvement in skin quality.
Indications
Chemical peeling is indicated in any patient whose skin may benefit from reduction in fine wrinkling, softening of deep creases, and smoother texture. While some loss of pigmentation is inevitable, it presents little or no problem for light-to-average skin tones.. Patients with olive or darker skin or with previously fair skin that has been permanently darkened by long-term sun exposure are at far more risk for unacceptable alterations in pigmentation and are not good candidates.
Chemical
The depth of a chemical peel varies with the chemical used as well as its strength Risks: Complications from phenol-based or 50% TCA peels include loss of pigmentation, splotchy or over-pigmentation, prolonged redness, delayed peeling, scarring, and rare ocular damage. With patient selection based on skin type and strict adherence to postoperative care instructions, such problems following chemical peels are much less common while the potential for improvement is great.
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