What are "spider veins"?

What are "spider veins"?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa) gives expert video advice on: Who can get spider veins?; Who should not receive sclerotherapy?; Will all my spider veins be removed in one sclerotherapy session? and more...

Spider veins are a collection of tiny veins or capillaries that look like a spider, that collect usually in the lower leg area. They are very tiny, and those are the areas that are treated with either injections or lasers.