How To Get Rid Of Varicose Veins With Sclerotherapy
    If self-care isn’t satisfactory and your veins are severely distended, your doctor will probably
    suggest sclerotherapy, an in-office procedure that works without pain or scarring.  As medical
    procedures go, it’s relatively safe and convenient: Sclerotherapy takes less than an hour, and in
    most cases, you’ll be up and around immediately.

    How’s how sclerotherapy works.  Your doctor injects the affected vessel (or vessels) with a
    special solution, which irritates the vein, causing it to shrivel and close off.  You might feel a bit of
    cramping or tenderness immediately afterward.  And to make sure the vein gets as much
    exposure to the solution as possible, you may have to wear support hose for a couple of days to a
    few weeks.  But the vein itself will completely disappear in two to six weeks.

    For the best results, you might need to undergo sclerotherapy more than once.  Some patients
    want perfect results – and perfect can come very close.

    Sclerotherapy’s not without complications, however.  You may experience browning (blood,
    actually), a localized skin reaction that’s usually caused by using a too-strong solution, or matting
    – dilated capillaries at or near the injected area.  Browning usually fades in a few months and
    rarely lasts more than a year.  Experts don’t always know what causes matting, but the capillaries
    usually disappear on their own: Give it six months.  Capillaries that linger after that can be re-
    treated.

    Less commonly, sclerotherapy can caused ulcers at the site of the injection, and in extremely rare
    cases, you could be allergic to the sclerotherapy solution.  Also, don’t undergo sclerotherapy if you’
    re pregnant or nursing.  Expert don’t yet know whether the solutions used in the procedure affect
    either the fetus or breast milk.
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