Hi there,
Today I am going to tell you about my experience with varicose veins.
I’ve been getting phlebosclerosis since I was 18 years old. I went to a dermatologist every month and the session was hard because the liquid they injected burned.
I have these small veins that are not a health problem. It’s more of an “aesthetic” thing. There are other serious cases where people must have surgery to remove clogged veins.
When I went to live in Spain, I decided to inject myself at a place called Centros Único, which was the same place where I had laser hair removal. The session cost 122 euros and they did it every 3 months. The doctor always told me that it was not worth it because I had almost nothing. When I got the injections, I didn’t feel anything when the liquid entered the vein and since I didn’t notice any improvement, I didn’t go back.
When I lived in Almusafes I tried the Tecma Clinic. I also felt nothing with the injections, and the doctor seemed incompetent. The session was cheaper (50 euros), but it was a scam because he only did 5 punctures. I didn’t come back either.
I inquired at the Ricart Medical Institute in Valencia. They charged 120 euros to do an echo to tell you the treatment they recommended.
Regenero3 Clinic followed me on IG, and I was surprised that a clinic in Spain handled the digital media so well since companies there don’t even know how to handle social networks.
I asked directly about the laser as I thought it was the only thing that could remove my small veins. Ramiro explained to me that the laser hurts a lot and that it also only worked on very dark veins, that it did nothing on light veins and there was a risk of leaving a spot on the skin. He did phlebosclerosis, which was what gave the best results, and he invited me to a free evaluation.
He checked my legs with a red light, which no one had ever done. He showed me that small veins are usually fed by a larger vein that lies below and is not normally seen. We agreed to do a session. We would wait a month, since it is the minimum that the treatment takes to take effect, and we would see if I needed more sessions.
Each session cost 80 euros and it also goes for a certain measure of liquid. Of course, I had never had so many injections in a single session.
The doctor explained that diosmin helps if your blood is thick, but if your blood is fine, it doesn’t do any harm; so one can take it without any problem. He also recommended that I buy compression stockings to wear on the day I got phlebosclerosis and on flights of more than two hours.
When he injected me, the sensation was the same as in Venezuela: burning when the liquid enters. All the parts where he injected were swollen and then bruised for two weeks.
After the bruises were removed, the improvement was evident; Even the small veins that bothered me the most and that no one had been able to remove were gone.
I did 3 sessions in a row. The recommendation was to return after 6 months to see if any maintenance session needed to be done. Now I go once a year to do a maintenance session.
After living in Porto, I went to the Best Medical Concept Clinic. The first consultation cost 80 euros and the doctor did an ultrasound to verify that there was no serious problem that needed an operation.
She confirmed that everything was fine and told me that we could do laser or phlebosclerosis.
As I am already familiar with phlebosclerosis and it is less painful, I decided to continue doing this treatment every 6 months as maintenance. The session costs 100 euros.
So far, I think this doctor is the one who has injected my varicose veins the best.
What you need to know about varicose veins:
- The first thing you should do is an ultrasound of your legs to check the condition of your veins and rule out a major blockage that would require surgery.
- They are a genetic condition, and they will continue to come out even if they are injected.
- Whether they come out will depend on your lifestyle: if you eat healthy, if you are overweight, if you exercise, if you sunbathe a lot, if you sit or stand for a long time, the type of footwear you wear, if you drink a lot of water, etc.
- You will have to take diosmina always. I take one a day and some people take two (depending on how severe the varicose veins are).
- Compression stockings should be used when necessary.
- Depending on the severity of your condition and how much it can bother you to see varicose veins, you will have to have phlebosclerosis every 6 months or every year.
