Sclerotherapy for Varicose & Spider VeinsSclerotherapy is a non-surgical procedure developed almost 150 years ago to eradicate unwanted, non-functional veins. Although used primarily to remove varicose veins and spider veins of the legs and thighs, unwanted veins at other sites, including facial veins, can also be treated by sclerotherapy. Sclerotherapy has been safely and successfully performed for decades. Sclerotherapy is the injection of medication which collapses the vein, which is then reabsorbed by the body. Sclerosing solutions include concentrated salt and sugar solutions as well as specific sclerosing agents. Each sclerotherapy treatment will be performed between 6-12 weeks apart. The plastic surgeon will use a very small needle to inject the solution into the veins, so a high number of injections may need to be given depending on the severity of the varicose veins. People react to the sclerotherapy treatment in different ways, but a qualified plastic surgeon will thoroughly evaluate and assess each patient prior to the start of the treatments. Each sclerotherapy injection will only treat about an inch of the visible vein. The sclerotherapy treatment will take about 15 minutes to an hour, depending on how many injections need to be given. Sclerotherapy injections contain hypertonic saline, sodium tetradecyl sulphate, and polidocanol. Although sclerotherapy destroys the inner lining of the blood vessel the patient's body will replace it by non-visible scar tissue. In actuality sclerotherapy allows for better circulation by getting rid of unnecessary vessels.
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