Rosacea

Default thumbnail How to prepare for IPL treatment

IPL treatment for rosacea is now increasingly common and results can be very good.... 

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Rosacea treatment made great advances in the mid 1980’s when laser treatment... 

Default thumbnail Rosacea symptoms – how to tell if you have it

Amazingly – many people who suffer the symptoms of rosacea don’t even... 

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Varicose Veins

Default thumbnail How to prevent varicose veins

There are certain risk factors for varicose veins which make it more likely that... 

Default thumbnail What are the symptoms of varicose veins?

If you think you may have varicose veins you’re certainly not alone. More than... 

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Recommendations for your varicose vein treatment will vary depending on how severe... 

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Spider Veins

Default thumbnail How sclerotherapy destroys spider veins

Sclerotherapy as a means of vein removal has been around for a while – both for spider veins and varicose veins. If you have a phobia about needles be prepared – sclerotherapy involves the injection of a liquid agent into the spider vein using a microscopic needle.  The liquid agent is... [Read more]

Default thumbnail Do spider vein creams work?

Vein creams seem like a painless and affordable way to treat spider veins – but do they really work or are you just wasting your money? Cosmetic companies have long realized the demand for topical treatments and have come to the rescue with plenty of options for vein creams to lessen the unsightly... [Read more]

Default thumbnail Spider veins: 8 step action plan

Unfortunately – some of the causes of spider veins you can’t do much about.  If you’ve inherited the gene for spider veins – or thread veins as they are also called – you can’t give it back. You may have made other positive life choices – like getting pregnant... [Read more]

Default thumbnail Laser vein treatment works

Until recently for women with spider veins – vein treatment was mainly confined to sclerotherapy – a lengthy process involving needles. Not pleasant for anyone with needle phobia.  Now new advances in technology have made vein treatment easier, less painful and more effective for those of... [Read more]

Default thumbnail Are you likely to get spider veins?

Spider veins can appear almost overnight and without warning.  It’s something of a mystery why some women get spider veins and others escape with blemish free legs all their lives. Whilst the exact causes of spider veins are difficult to pinpoint there are some common factors you ought to be aware... [Read more]

Default thumbnail Control spider veins with the right diet

Spider veins can be a bit like gray hairs – blast them with lasers or zap them with sclerotherapy and you may find they crop up again. Unless of course you take preventative measures. Many nutritionists believe that changing your diet can help reduce the risk of spider veins or minimise their appearance.... [Read more]

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