The Truth About Leg Veins

Dr. Lloyd: I’m Dr. Amanda Lloyd and I’m here with Corinne Devin International Miss 2020 and we are going to talk about how to treat those unsightly leg vein.

Ms. Devin: I am so excited about this because this is something that has really started to bother me the older I get and I don’t know if it’s hereditary or if it’s just all the running I’ve done or those gorgeous high heels that kill my feet but make my legs look so beautiful and now they’re not looking beautiful Dr. Lloyd.

Dr. Lloyd: Right so we can definitely treat that and help them to look more beautiful again.

Ms. Devin: So what do we do for those? How do you customize treatment of treating leg veins? There is a lot of different ways out there to treat them.

Dr. Lloyd: Yes this is true there are lots of different ways to there to treat leg veins. I like to use 2 different modalities, one is the laser, the ExcelV specifically. Both the 532 nm and the 1064 nm and then the second are injections.

Ms. Devin: So what is the difference between using a laser or injection, how do you decide which one to use for your patients?

Dr. Lloyd: That’s an excellent question, Corinne. The decision is based off the size of the vessel and the patient. So you have to take the patent as a whole, talk to the patient about their goals, and what they’re looking to accomplish, whether it’s wear capris again, or wear daisy dukes again those are different goals and so depending on the person’s goals you customize the treatment to them, treating their veins from big to small.

Ms. Devin: What is the downtime and what is the preparation that you have to do before and after treatment?

Dr. Lloyd: So before you don’t really have to do much. Ideally, you’re well hydrated before you’re treatment so that your veins are easier to access.

Ms. Devin: Okay so drink lots of water, done.

Dr. Lloyd: Yes easy afterwards you have to wear the compression stocking for 2 weeks. Now this is the least fun part because they’re warm and so in winter the best time to wear them or have the treatment done and you wear them 24 hours for the first week and then 12 hours for the second week, unless they’re a rock start like you!

Ms. Devin: Well she is being very kind I actually had some friends who didn’t wear compression legging and the results just weren’t nearly as good but I agree with her. Wearing them during the winter time is fantastic. I was still able to work out in them, I was still able to wear work pants I was still able to go to the office in fact they actually gave me a little extra layer of insulation.

Dr. Lloyd: Yes they keep you warm.

Ms. Devin: They keep you warm and worry about having to shave my legs for 2 weeks because they were completely covered and I did blow dry them which was fantastic.

Dr. Lloyd: Yes

Ms. Devin: I actually had it done 5 years ago and the results have truly maintained so I feel like if you really put the time the effort and the energy to do it right it really truly pays dividends.

Dr. Lloyd: Definitely.