Sclerotherapy is a fast and effective outpatient treatment that targets problem veins and breaks them down without surgery or incisions. A medical treatment designed to eliminate varicose or spider veins, it uses a needle to inject a solution into the veins that irritates the inner lining of the vein. This causes the vein to slowly break down, letting the hardened blood that causes dark veins be absor bed by the rest of the body.
Instead of removing the veins, it breaks them down and naturally absorbs them by encouraging sclerotization. Sclerotherapy is a solution ideal for anyone who wants to eliminate varicose or spider veins without surgery or any downtime or recovery period. The ideal candidate will have moderate to severe buildup of spider veins or smaller varicose veins on their legs and be in overall good health.
Health issues that can prevent the treatment from being administered safely include cardiovascular disease or a history of heart surgery. If you have any allergies, make sure your doctor knows about them to rule out any possible allergic reactions before your first treatment.
This varies depending on the size of the veins and the extent of spider vein spreads. Most clients take two to four treatment sessions to get to near-complete results. While complete elimination of the veins is not guaranteed, most clients will see significant improvement in the weeks after the first treatment.
Also, it only destroys one little part of a vein at a time. Sclerotherapy treats large areas of veins by injecting a solution through a tiny needle. The solution, which irritates the vein and causes it to scar and shut, disperses to all the branches of the vein.
You can watch them disappear immediately. The solution also is painless. Regardless of procedure, patients will wear a compression wrap for several hours after the procedure — or overnight, for larger veins. You want the vein wall to scar down and stick so no blood gets into it and the vein is no longer visible. You might see advertisements that show no veins at all. It may take two or three visits to achieve the final result, followed by maintenance visits as new veins appear.
Spider veins occur most often around ages but increase with age. During cosmetic sclerotherapy, a specialized solution called a sclerosing solution is injected directly into the problematic spider vein via a very tiny needle. The solution irritates the vein lining, causing fibrosis, and thereby closing the vein. The vein typically disappears in weeks. The number of treatments necessary to clear spider veins depends on each individual.
In most cases, patients need treatments to completely eliminate the appearance of spider veins. If the spider veins are bigger and more prevalent, additional treatments may be necessary. If new spider veins appear, patients will have to revisit their vein doctor. Always discuss with your vein specialist before beginning the procedure.
Spider veins require a slightly different treatment than varicose veins. Vein doctors generally treat underlying venous reflux and perforator venous reflux that contributes to the cause of the spider veins prior to actually performing cosmetic sclerotherapy. This will help prevent spider veins from coming back after treatment and potentially lessen the number of treatment sessions.
If you're still not sure if cosmetic sclerotherapy will benefit you and how many treatments you'll need, set up a consultation with your vein doctor.
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