How can I get rid of my unattractive varicose veins? Anti-aging secrets only you need to know.

Q I now have two unsightly varicose veins on my legs. Can they be eliminated in time for the summer using a non-invasive method?

I won’t lie; it can take the body up to a year to get rid of treated varicose veins.

But compared to other procedures, VenaSeal is more practical and less uncomfortable.

It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that, unless the veins are quite shallow, effectively glues them shut. In such instance, the consultant will recommend an alternate course of action.

“After local anesthesia, we make a small incision and insert a catheter into the vein,” says vascular surgeon Tahir Hussain.

Beauty expert Inge (pictured) recommends a procedure called VenaSeal for the treatment of varicose veins, which is more convenient and less painful than other methods

“It’s pushed toward the groin while spreading a sticky “glue” at multiple points.” This seals and ‘kills’ the vein. There may be inflammation and discomfort for up to two weeks afterward, but most patients “definitely skip the clinic,” says Hussain.

He says the main benefits of VenaSeal are that only one injection is needed to insert the catheter.

You also don’t have to wear pressure stockings afterwards, but you just have to keep the place dry.

Expect to pay from £2,000 at the Private Clinic nationwide (theprivateclinic.co.uk); Nuffield Health (0300 123 6200) also offers the treatment.

• Email your questions to Ingeborg van Lotringen, author of Great Skin, at [email protected].