A new type of light therapy claims to get rid of spider veins in seconds. Light that is similar to but brighter than a camera flashgun, heats up the veins, making them shrivel and disappear.

Spider veins, or telangiectasias, are enlarged blood vessels below the skin's surface. They often appear on the thighs, calves, feet, or under the knees. They can be blue, purple, or red.

Spider veins, the more delicate red or blue tracings that can pop up on the skin's surface like kinky spider webs, are a minor form of varicose veins and can precede development of the more ...

What happens in our body that make our veins look blue, although they are full of red blood? Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Following is a transcript of the video: If our blood is red ...