Sclerotherapy can effectively treat up to 80 percent of damaged veins with each session, while less than 10 percent of patients report that their condition does not improve. For patients who suffer from pain with spider veins, it can alleviate pain. Sclerotherapy effectively treats varicose veins and spider veins. It's often considered the treatment of choice for small varicose veins.
Studies have shown that 50-80% of injected veins can be removed with each sclerotherapy session. Less than 10% of people who receive sclerotherapy don't respond at all to injections. In these cases, different solutions can be tried. While this procedure works for most patients, there are no guarantees of success.
Sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive treatment used to treat varicose veins and spider veins. The procedure involves injecting a solution directly into the affected veins, causing them to shrink and eventually disappear.
Varicose veins
can be caused by the weakening of the valves (incompetent valves) within the veins that allow blood to pool in the veins instead of traveling to the heart. If you've been treated for small varicose veins or spider veins, you can generally expect to see definitive results within three to six weeks.Sclerotherapy uses injections with a very fine needle to improve the aesthetic appearance of spider veins, treat small varicose veins in the legs, and relieve related symptoms, such as pain, burning, swelling, and cramps. Varicose veins occur when blood pools in the veins as it tries to return to the heart to pick up fresh oxygen. People may need to wear compression stockings to aid recovery and prevent more varicose veins from forming. If your varicose veins are causing medical problems, such as chronic pain or swelling, your insurance may offer you a refund.
Varicose veins refer to veins, usually in the legs, that swell and bulge due to malfunctioning venous valves. During the procedure, the doctor uses a fine needle to inject the sclerotherapy solution into the varicose or spider vein. Using a very fine needle, the interventional radiologist will inject the solution that dissolves veins into varicose veins and spider veins. Sclerotherapy is usually a minor, non-invasive procedure to treat problems such as varicose veins or hemorrhoids.
When the sclerosing solution is injected directly into the spider or varicose veins, it irritates the lining of the vein, causing it to swell and stick. Sclerotherapy is a first-line treatment for varicose veins, which can be a sign of chronic venous insufficiency.
