What Can I Do About Facial Veins?

Visible facial veins can pop up on your nose, under your eyes, cheeks, and eyelids. Dealing with facial veins is frustrating, but you have effective options to treat them at South Shore Vein and Aesthetic Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York.

Depending on the severity and location of your facial veins, Dr. David T. Jacobs may recommend sclerotherapy or VeinGogh™ treatments.

Read on to learn more about these treatments and what they can do for facial veins.

All about sclerotherapy for facial veins

Sclerotherapy involves injecting a sclerosing solution into the unwanted veins using thin needles. The solution irritates the vein walls, forcing the vein to shut down.

After the treatment, your body gradually absorbs the vein tissue, and blood is re-routed to other veins.

All about VeinGogh for facial veins

VeinGogh uses ohmic thermolysis — a high-frequency electrical energy to generate heat within tissue — to treat benign vascular lesions like spider veins. VeinGogh works on small veins and is particularly beneficial if you have spider veins that are too tiny for sclerotherapy. 

During your treatment, Dr. Jacobs uses an ultrathin needle probe to deliver microbursts of high-frequency energy into unwanted vascular lesions. These microbursts generate heat directly within the targeted blood vessels and cause the blood to coagulate. 

This process makes the vein wall collapse. Over time, your body naturally absorbs and eliminates the treated vein tissue. 

This process only targets problematic veins and leaves healthy skin and veins alone.

Lifestyle modifications to help prevent facial veins

While sclerotherapy and VeinGogh treatments reduce the appearance of pesky facial veins you already have, there are steps you can take to help prevent future visible facial veins. 

Consider these lifestyle modifications: 

• Wear sunscreen daily 
• Avoid excessive alcohol consumption (short-term drinking can lead to broken blood vessels, and long-term excessive drinking can lead to spider veins on your face)
• Adopt a skin care routine that’s right for your skin type 
• Use gentle skincare products
• Maintain a healthy diet that’s good for your skin and your vascular system 

These tips can also reduce the risk of developing spider veins in other parts of your body, such as your legs and ankles.

Which treatment is right for you?

As the only doctor board-certified in phlebology in southern Nassau County, Dr. Jacobs can help you decide whether VeinGogh or sclerotherapy is the ideal solution for your specific condition. 

During your appointment, Dr. Jacobs examines your facial veins, reviews your medical history, and discusses your aesthetic goals. Dr. Jacobs uses tablet-based ultrasound imaging to further shape your treatment plan. 

To explore these treatments further and find the best approach for you, call South Shore Vein and Aesthetic Medicine at 516-865-1234 or click here to use our scheduling tool.