Endovenous Thermal Ablation of Prominent Central Forehead Veins (Supratrochlear Veins).

Background: Many patients complain of prominent vertical veins in the center of their forehead, worse when smiling, wrinkling the forehead in bright light, leaning forward, and when vasodilated in heat, when exercising, or with alcohol. Previous attempts to treat these with external laser, sclerotherapy, and phlebectomy have not been successful.

Objective: To describe a new method of treating prominent vertical forehead veins and to report the early results.