Body
Thread Veins
Fine red and blue veins on the legs, the kind that spread in a web across the thigh or behind the knee.
Microsclerotherapy for legs
Thread Vein Removal in London
Summer dresses, shorts and bare legs on holiday, back on the agenda. At Wimpole Street, leg thread veins are treated with microsclerotherapy, a long-established technique, over a short course planned with you from the very first visit.
Quick facts
- Treats Leg thread veins and spider veins
- Technique Microsclerotherapy
- Course 2 to 4 sessions, 6 weeks apart
- Downtime Compression for a week
Price from
From £280 initial
per treatment
Concerns it addresses
What Thread Vein Removal treats
A very fine needle places a solution directly into each thread vein. The vein walls seal together, the vein closes, and the body clears it away over the following weeks while blood flows on through healthy vessels nearby.
Before & After Results
Legs
Calf, fine thread veins
A cluster of fine red and blue veins on the calf, visibly faded after treatment. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Legs
Leg, spider vein cluster
A dense spider vein patch faded to a light trace. Some temporary redness is normal while the skin settles. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Legs
Lower leg, scattered veins
Scattered veins across the lower leg reduced to a much clearer skin tone. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Legs
Lower leg, back view
Thread veins along the lower leg reduced after treatment. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Legs
Behind the knee
Purple veins behind the knee lightened and less noticeable. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Darker for a few weeks, then beautifully clear.
Treated veins deepen in colour before they fade, a normal step your clinician walks you through before the first session.
Where it works
Where Thread Veins Are Treated
Microsclerotherapy suits fine red and blue veins on the legs, the kind that spread in a web across the thigh or behind the knee.
Thighs
Fine red and blue veins that spread in a web across the thigh. Each vein is injected at several points along its length.
- Course
- Two to four sessions, six weeks apart
- After
- Compression for a week, walking encouraged
Behind the knee
Veins behind the knee are treated in the same session.
- Looks
- Darker for two to three weeks, then fades
- Note
- Larger bulging varicose veins need a vascular assessment first
Thirty to forty five minutes of brief stinging, then compression hosiery for around a week. Treated veins look darker for two to three weeks and fade across six to twelve. Two to four sessions six weeks apart.
Your visit and your results
How Microsclerotherapy Works, Step by Step
01
Day 0
Free, and looking for the cause
Free. We assess the veins, and where a vascular assessment is the better first step, your clinician arranges it before treating anything.
What you feel or see A look at the legs and a few questions about aching or swelling.
What to do Mention any heaviness or swelling in the legs.
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Free. We assess the veins, and where a vascular assessment is the better first step, your clinician arranges it before treating anything.
What you feel or see A look at the legs and a few questions about aching or swelling.
What to do Mention any heaviness or swelling in the legs.
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A very fine needle injects each vein at several points.
What you feel or see Most patients describe brief stinging.
What to do Bring or buy compression hosiery for afterwards.
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Compression hosiery is fitted and worn for around a week. Walking is encouraged straight away. The hosiery keeps the treated vein walls in contact so they seal fully, which is what gives the clearest result.
What you feel or see Snug legs, otherwise normal.
What to do Wear the hosiery for the week for the clearest result.
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Treated veins darken for a while before they fade. It is a normal, expected part of the process, and knowing about it in advance makes these weeks easy.
What you feel or see Darker, more obvious veins.
What to do Relax, this is all part of the process.
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Fading is progressive across six to twelve weeks. Blood flows on through healthy vessels nearby.
What you feel or see Veins fade steadily.
What to do Photographs in the same leg position and light for comparison.
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Six weeks later. Most patients need two to four sessions to clear an area properly.
What you feel or see Each session repeats the same visit and week of compression.
What to do Space the sessions six weeks apart.
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Some people form new thread veins over the years, and a quick maintenance session keeps the legs clear whenever one appears.
What you feel or see Clear legs, with the odd new vein over time.
What to do Come back when new ones bother you.
Consultation
Day 0
Results
Day 0 · Consultation
Free, and looking for the cause
Free. We assess the veins, and where a vascular assessment is the better first step, your clinician arranges it before treating anything.
What you feel or seeA look at the legs and a few questions about aching or swelling.
What to doMention any heaviness or swelling in the legs.
Day 0 · Treatment
Thirty to forty five minutes
A very fine needle injects each vein at several points.
What you feel or seeMost patients describe brief stinging.
What to doBring or buy compression hosiery for afterwards.
Same day · Immediately after
Compression fitted
Compression hosiery is fitted and worn for around a week. Walking is encouraged straight away. The hosiery keeps the treated vein walls in contact so they seal fully, which is what gives the clearest result.
What you feel or seeSnug legs, otherwise normal.
What to doWear the hosiery for the week for the clearest result.
Weeks 1 to 3 · Darker first
Darker, then clearer
Treated veins darken for a while before they fade. It is a normal, expected part of the process, and knowing about it in advance makes these weeks easy.
What you feel or seeDarker, more obvious veins.
What to doRelax, this is all part of the process.
Weeks 6 to 12 · Fading
Progressive fading
Fading is progressive across six to twelve weeks. Blood flows on through healthy vessels nearby.
What you feel or seeVeins fade steadily.
What to doPhotographs in the same leg position and light for comparison.
Week 6 · Follow-up
Two to four sessions in total
Six weeks later. Most patients need two to four sessions to clear an area properly.
What you feel or seeEach session repeats the same visit and week of compression.
What to doSpace the sessions six weeks apart.
Over the years · Maintenance
An occasional session
Some people form new thread veins over the years, and a quick maintenance session keeps the legs clear whenever one appears.
What you feel or seeClear legs, with the odd new vein over time.
What to doCome back when new ones bother you.
Treatment or session
Milestone
Dotted line: how results build over time, schematic not measured
Key benefits
- A long-established thread vein treatment
- Treats fine webs that laser struggles to reach on the legs
- Blood flows on through the healthy vessels nearby
- Walking encouraged immediately, with no bed rest
- Sessions spaced six weeks apart, so the course fits around a diary
A course rather than a single appointment.
Most patients need two to four sessions, six weeks apart, with progressive fading over six to twelve weeks after each.
Thread Vein Removal at Regents Park Aesthetics
Meet your practitioners
Every patient is assessed by a qualified clinician, a doctor, nurse or other qualified practitioner, before anything is booked.
Kay Greveson
Lead Practitioner
Award-winning aesthetic nurse practitioner with more than twenty years of specialist NHS nursing and over a decade in advanced aesthetic medicine. Qualified independent prescriber and the clinic’s CQC registered manager.
Dr Grace Adamson
Doctor
MBChB, BSc (Hons), with First-Class degrees in Physiological Sciences and in Medicine and Surgery, and extensive NHS experience across medical and surgical specialties. Trained with DermaMedical.
Choosing between treatments
Which veins this treats
The right choice depends on your skin and what you are treating; a consultation settles it.
| Leg thread veinsFine red and blue veins | Facial thread veinsThin skin, shallow vessels | Varicose veinsLarger bulging veins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | Microsclerotherapy | Laser rather than injection | A vascular assessment |
| Here | Treated | Not treated with this technique | Referred rather than treated |
| See pricing |
Where a vascular assessment is the better first step, your clinician arranges it before treating anything.
Transparent pricing
Pricing
Planning your treatment
Course2 to 4 sessions, 6 weeks apart
DowntimeCompression for a week
Your plan and the number of sessions are agreed at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Treatment
From
Thread vein removal, initial treatment
£280
Thread vein removal, follow-up treatment
£200
Consultation
Free
Questions patients ask
Frequently asked questions
£280 for the initial treatment and £200 for each follow-up. Consultation is free. Most patients need two to four sessions in total.
Anyone with fine red or blue veins on the legs who would love to wear shorts again with confidence. Thread veins affect a great many people and become more common with age and time spent standing.
Larger bulging varicose veins are a circulatory matter and start with a vascular assessment, which your clinician arranges where needed, so the surface veins are treated on the right footing. Facial thread veins have their own treatment, with laser.
Two to four for most areas, spaced six weeks apart. The number depends on how extensive the veins are rather than on how well you respond.
A very fine needle and brief stinging as the solution goes in. Most patients find it very manageable and no anaesthetic is used.
Treated veins darken before they fade, for the first two to three weeks. It is a normal, expected step on the way to clearer legs.
Progressive fading over six to twelve weeks after each session, with the full result after the course is complete.
Yes, for around a week after each session. They keep the treated vein walls in contact so they seal properly, which gives the clearest result.
Treated veins stay closed. Some people form new ones over the years, and an occasional maintenance session keeps the legs looking clear.
Facial veins have their own treatment: laser, which suits the thinner skin and shallower vessels of the face.
Larger bulging varicose veins are a circulatory problem rather than a cosmetic one and need a vascular assessment. Your clinician arranges that referral first, so any surface veins are treated on the right footing.
Walking is encouraged immediately and helps. Avoid high-impact exercise, hot baths and saunas for a week.
Thread Vein Removal at Regents Park Aesthetics
Ready when you are.
Every plan starts with a conversation and a close look at your legs, so the treatment you book is the one that suits you.