{"id":325,"date":"2021-10-15T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miveins.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2021-10-15T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:46:58","slug":"about-those-scary-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.mindutopia.com\/nm-vein\/2021\/10\/15\/about-those-scary-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"About Those Scary Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our hands have certain disadvantages when it comes to aging. First, the skin is quite thin, and it thins more with age. Second, the veins and tendons remain the same height while the skin and tissue around them decrease. Third, our hands are almost always exposed, unlike the other skin on our bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Add this up, and throw in declining collagen production, and suddenly the backs of your hands can look like they should belong on a Tales from the Crypt<\/i> Halloween Marathon on AMC.<\/span><\/p>\n

But your hands don\u2019t have to be scary. Dr. Heeringa has the perfect treatment to get rid of those unsightly raised veins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Permanently Addressing The Issue<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

You may have heard of people opting to head to a med spa or plastic surgeon to have dermal fillers injected into the backs of their hands. Fillers will mask the raised tendons and blood vessels that are the problem, but they only do it temporarily. And we mean temporarily \u2014 as in just 6 months. Then you\u2019ll have to go back in and have more filler injected\u2026forever. Sound like some Sisyphusian fun?<\/span><\/p>\n

Microphlebectomy Is Permanent<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

In contrast to the temporary cosmetic fix of fillers, Dr. Heeringa performs microphlebectomy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it works. After numbing the vein and the surrounding tissue, Dr. Heeringa makes a series of tiny punctures down the line of the targeted vein. He then goes in with a special hook-like instrument through those tiny holes and pulls out pieces of the vein. He works his way up the vein until the visible, offending portion is fully removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This sounds kind of terrifying \u2014 well, it is almost Halloween \u2014 but it\u2019s really not. Our patients from around Northern Michigan don\u2019t have any downtime after Dr. Heeringa removes unwanted veins from the backs of their hands with microphlebectomy. In fact, the micro-punctures used are so small they don\u2019t even require stitches. They show up as a series of dots for a few weeks before fully vanishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crazy, right? Plus, you say goodbye to those unsightly blood vessels for good. And don\u2019t worry about the blood running through them; the body instantly reroutes any blood in these veins to an adjacent, healthier offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to do something about those scary backs of your hands this Halloween? Call us<\/a> at Northern Michigan Vein Specialists, (231) 936-2068<\/a>, to make an appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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