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Vein
YOU’RE SO
I bet you think this story is about you.
Don't you?
// ROBERT WITKOWSKI
DMITRY ZMIY / UNSPLASH
T
his is my guilty
pleasure,”
says Jocquilyn
Stalnaker, a
registered nurse practicing
sclerotherapy—a medical
term for lightening or fading
visible surface veins, such as
spider veins or small varicose veins.
“It’s so gratifying for me to watch the
discoloration fade, and the patient’s legs
look great.”
“It’s not a painful procedure,” Stalnaker
explains. “But people have many reasons for
these veins to show up that are not dangerous or
life-threatening issues. They can appear because of
normal hormonal changes due to puberty, pregnancy,
menopause, or medical treatments. Even trauma from
athletes playing football or baseball to the leg can
result in spider veins.” But when there are concerns
she is quick to raise a metaphorical red 昀氀ag, saying,
“When evaluating each case at intake, if the cause is
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