Sclerotherapy
eliminate unsightly spider veins or reticular veins
Get the appearance you want and avoid uncomfortable symptoms by taking advantage of the many benefits of sclerotherapy.
How do you do it?
Sclerotherapy is a treatment which involves the injection of a medical solution into the vein that results in microscopic damage to the cells, causing the vein to close, sclerotherapy or injection of spider veins is a procedure designed to improve the appearance of your spider veins.
What is involved?
The veins are injected with a solution called a sclerosant which damages the internal lining of the vein and causes blood clotting within the vein.This treatment is fantastic for spider veins as well.
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FAQs
Sclerotherapy is an injection procedure to treat thread veins. The procedure involves injection of a sterile solution (called a sclerosing solution) into the small veins using a very fine needle. This solution irritates the vein lining causing it to undergo fibrosis and eventually disappear. Many veins are injected at each session.
Thread veins are most common in women in the age groups 30-50. They may occur during hormone fluctuations of pregnancy and menopause . Thread veins look like a network of small veins. These pink and purple veins usually appear in a lattice pattern and are completely harmless.
The thread veins are destroyed by injecting a small amount of a sclerosing solution into the vein. The sclerosing solution used may be either polidocanol (Sclerovein) or sodium tetradecylsulfate (Fibrovein). The chemical irritates the small vein and causes it to undergo fibrosis and eventually disappear.
It varies from individual to individual but typically 2-4 treatments are required for the best results. In patients with a few veins, 1-2 sessions are typical.
There is a little sting associated with each injection which last a few seconds. The majority of patients claim that the procedure is much less than painful than they anticipated.
Thread veins have no function and removing does no harm. The only reason they are removed is because of their unsightly appearance.
Almost anyone with unwanted spider veins can be treated, except women who are pregnant or nursing. Other relative contraindications include those with skin infections, uncontrolled diabetes, fever, history of deep vein thrombosis, anticoagulant therapy those patients taking corticosteroids.This will all be discussed in your consultation.
There is some mild pain which can easily be overcome with paracetamol. The injected site will appear bruised and swollen for a few days. Many practitioners advise the use of compression stockings or bandages after treatment in order to minimise bruising and maximise the benefit of treatment. The bruising usually disappears in 2-3 weeks. Most patients can resume their normal activities soon after treatment.
Treatment sessions usually last 30 – 60 minutes.