Sclerotherapy

Injecting the unwanted spider veins with a sclerosing solution

causes the target vein to immediately shrink, and then dissolve

over a period of weeks as the body naturally absorbs the

treated vein. The downtime is minimal incomparison to an

invasive varicose vein surgery.

Sclerotherapy is the "gold standard" and is preferred over laser

for eliminating large spider veins (telangiectasiae) and smaller

varicose leg veins. Unlike a laser, the sclerosing solution

additionally closes the "feeder veins" under the skin that are

causing the spider veins to form, thereby making a recurrence

of the spider veins in the treated area less likely. Multiple

injections of dilute sclerosant are injected into the abnormal

surface veins of the involved leg. The patient's leg is then

compressed with stockings that they wear usually for two

weeks after treatment. It is common practice for the patient to

require at least two treatment sessions separated by several

weeks to significantly improve the appearance of their leg veins.

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