How Do I Get Rid of Varicose Veins on My Legs Quickly?

Whether you’ve had varicose veins for a week or a decade, you’re probably eager to get rid of them. The enlarged, bulging veins are unsightly, and they also cause symptoms like leg swelling, heaviness, itching, pain, and discomfort. Untreated varicose veins can progress to involve venous ulcerations, profuse bleeding, hyperpigmentation, and blood clots. So, prompt treatment is advised, especially for symptomatic veins.

The quickest way to treat varicose veins is with minimally invasive procedures like radiofrequency ablation, sclerotherapy, vein adhesives, and mechanochemical ablation. These methods treat the vein with tiny needles and catheters positioned at the vein’s walls. Treatment is precise, fast, and requires no surgical prep, general anesthesia, hospitalization, or downtime for recovery. Click HERE to visit our Long Island vein clinics, where we treat varicose veins in under 30 minutes!

Many patients wonder whether they can treat varicose veins at home. Varicose veins and spider veins typically develop because of valve failure in deeper veins, a condition called Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Unless that part of the vein is closed off, blood will continue to leak backward and accumulate, causing the excess pressure that generates spider veins and varicose veins.

There are steps you can take at home to minimize symptoms and help slow progression of the disease. But only a vein doctor can truly eliminate varicose veins. Visit our award-winning Long Island vein specialists for rapid relief, and try these tips to minimize symptoms before your appointment:

• Elevate legs while at rest.
• Wear compression stockings if advised by your doctor.
• Don’t sit or stand for long periods without changing positions.
• Maintain a healthy weight and active lifestyle.
• Avoid clothing that is tight on the waist and high-heeled shoes.

Reduce salt intake to minimize fluid retention.

One of the best things about newer varicose vein treatments is that they also target symptoms like leg swelling, pain, and discomfort, since they eliminate the broken valve that’s causing excess blood pressure. When the valve failure is addressed, proper circulation is restored and symptoms of varicose veins and vein diseases improve. Our Long Island vein doctors frequently treat varicose veins and vein disease with a single procedure. We can also customize and combine treatments for comprehensive relief if the patient needs it.

Innovative treatments at our Long Island vein clinics treat Chronic Venous Insufficiency, along with varicose veins. In fact, treating that disease is the key to long-term relief for patients whose vein damage stems from venous insufficiency. This disease is common, but underdiagnosed, which is why some patients treat their veins, only to have more appear.

Many vein clinics on Long Island aren’t qualified to treat vein diseases, and only treat the veins you see at the surface. Click HERE to learn more about the connection between varicose veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency, and why it’s important to choose a vein doctor who treats both.

Some patients experience a treated vein that returns following treatment. In this case, the vein wasn’t properly treated. For example, the injected sclerosant or adhesive didn’t travel the full length of the problematic pathway. In other cases, it’s not that a vein returned, but a new vein appeared. This occurs when the underlying issue isn’t addressed, which is typically a valve failure deeper in the vein.

Our vein specialists prevent both of these issues by using ultrasound guidance to monitor treatment as it moves through your vein to ensure closure. We also look for Chronic Venous Insufficiency prior to treatment to make sure we treat the cause, and not just the symptoms. Choose board certified vein doctors, not dermatologists or estheticians, to make sure your vein damage is fully eliminated.

While properly treated veins won’t return, new varicose veins can develop, particularly if vein disease isn’t identified and addressed. You can help prevent new varicose veins by using the home remedies we listed above, including exercise, elevating legs while resting, minimizing salt intake, maintaining a healthy weight, and changing bodily positions often if your job requires you to sit or stand for long periods. Walking, calf raises, and other movements that flex the leg muscles help pump blood up and out of your leg veins.

Certain unavoidable things like gender, hormone fluctuations, aging, and genetic predisposition increase your risk of varicose veins. Vein damage is extremely common. So, if you see those bulging veins forming in your legs, know that you’re in good company, and that our Long Island vein doctors have quick, minimally invasive solutions for you!