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With warmer weather comes shorts and bathing suits — clothing that exposes skin on your legs and potentially your varicose veins. While sun and spray tanning can hide varicose veins, it can make them worse and ultimately more visible once the tan fades.
Extended sun exposure is harmful to varicose veins. Heat causes your veins to expand — including your already dilated varicose veins — causing a more significant amount of blood to pool in the veins. This is also why those with varicose veins should avoid hot tubs and other forms of prolonged heat exposure.
The sun can also break down your skin’s collagen — the protein that provides skin integrity, structure and healing. This can make varicose veins darker, turning them into a blue or purple hue and causing them to be more visible.
Because sun or bed tanning can cause more damage, you may turn to a spray tan option for that golden glow. A spray tan can hide varicose veins, but not well. In addition to spray tans, you may see remedies out there to hide varicose veins, such as self-tanning lotion or concealer. Remember, hiding varicose veins is a temporary cosmetic fix — it is much safer and more effective to treat the problem at the root.
Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center provides treatments to minimize your varicose veins and boost your confidence in summer clothing. We offer our clients sclerotherapy, an effective treatment for spider and varicose veins. Sclerotherapy uses a very fine needle to inject a sclerosing agent into the damaged vein, sealing it and causing your body to absorb it.
We offer the following types of sclerotherapy, depending on the severity of your condition:
If you’re ready to take on the heat of the summer confidently, Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center is here to help you meet your goals. Contact us online to learn more!