Sclerotherapy involves injecting a chemical solution directly into a varicose vein or spider. The solution causes the walls of the veins to swell, stick together and close tightly, stopping blood flow. As a result, the vein disappears within a few weeks.
Varicose veins
are caused by weak or damaged valves in the veins.Sclerotherapy effectively treats varicose veins and spider veins. It's often considered the treatment of choice for small varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure used to eliminate varicose veins and spider veins. Sclerotherapy involves injecting a solution (usually a saline solution) directly into the vein.
The solution irritates the lining of the blood vessel, causing it to collapse and stick together and causing the blood to clot. Over time, the vessel turns into scar tissue that disappears from view. What is sclerotherapy? Sclerotherapy, or varicose vein injection, is a procedure designed to improve the appearance of varicose veins. The veins are injected with a solution called a sclerosant that damages the inner lining of the vein and causes blood inside the vein to clot.
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. However, if you have a lot of very small varicose veins, it may not be possible to eradicate them all. Then, two or three smaller needles (called butterfly needles) will be inserted into the visible varicose veins in the leg and rinsed in a similar way. Capping describes the repeated appearance of fine spider veins in the region of a vein that has already been treated by sclerotherapy or another ablation technique (extraction, laser); it is an unpredictable individual reaction of the patient.
Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy with liquid and foamy sclerosants has proven to be a useful complement to the various treatments available for varicose veins. If your varicose veins are causing medical problems, such as chronic pain or swelling, your insurance may offer you a refund. Patients with recurrent varicose veins and patients with vascular malformations should undergo a duplex ultrasound before sclerotherapy. These guidelines do not cover esophageal varicose veins, hemorrhoids, varicocele, hygroma, lymphatic cyst, or Baker's cyst).
If you have very large and very large varicose veins, you may do better with surgery rather than sclerotherapy. 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. Therefore, for a patient with a body weight of 70 kg, a maximum of 140 mg of polidocanol can be injected for sclerotherapy of varicose veins, regardless of the amount recommended for medical purposes. For the treatment of large-caliber varicose veins (C), a homogeneous, viscous foam with fine bubbles will be used.
In the case of spider veins and reticular varices (C), the success of the treatment can be evaluated in post-sclerotherapy management based on the clinical outcome. Recurrent and residual varicose veins If you have varicose veins left over, it's usually possible to inject them at your next visit.
