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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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