Sclerotherapy

Vein sclerotherapy is the injection of a substance into the veins which then kills the vein. The idea is that the body will then scar the vein injected away, meaning that over a series of several months the vein gets absorbed by the body and disappears on the surface.

The problem with injecting liquid sclerotherapy in any veins other than thread veins is that the sclerosant liquid not only interacts with the vein wall but also interacts with the blood found in the vein. This means that as soon as the sclerosant liquid is injected into a vein, the blood reacts with it and forms a clot.

Sclerotherapy are different treatments that can help reduce or remove the varicose and spider veins from your body, and take away the pain you suffer from these specific veins.

The sclerotherapy procedure has been helping both men and women remove the pain from their body that is caused by these veins and also help them look great!

Many men and women over time get varicose and spider veins on their body. The reason they get the veins on their body can be from several things such as: age, growth, hormones, heredity and pregnancy.

The sclerotherapy treatments work well because this specific veins treatment uses a saline solution that gets injected directly into the veins on the body and can collapse the veins but continue the blood flow.

If you are searching for a way to finally remove your aching, itching and cramping feelings caused by varicose and spider veins, then the sclerotherapy techniques are the right choice for you!

Who Is The Best Candidate For Sclerotherapy?

The best candidate for the sclerotherapy are those who have varicose or spider veins and are ready to stop suffering from them.

Sclerotherapy are meant for those that are 18 years or older, are physically and mentally healthy for the sclerotherapy.

Sclerotherapy also require exercise after the sclerotherapy treatments it is best for those that can exercise.

The sclerotherapy patients must be able to wear compressed stockings after the procedure, make sure your physician says your body is healthy enough to wear these compressed stockings.

Sclerotherapy doctors recommend if you are pregnant or breast feeding to wait until you have had your child and have stopped breast feeding before having any of the sclerotherapy procedure.

What Are The Different Sclerotherapy?

Now with newer technology the sclerotherapy procedure has grown from one procedure to several procedures.

The most well known sclerotherapy procedure is the traditional sclerotherapy procedure.

The next most often used is the foam sclerotherapy procedure.

The newest sclerotherapy procedure is called ultrasound guided sclerotherapy.

Traditional Sclerotherapy

The sclerotherapy procedure involves injecting a solution into the veins to help reduce or remove them.

The way the sclerotherapy solution works is by irritating the lining of the blood vessel the sclerotherapy solution then causes the vein to swell and stick with the lining of the vein.

Then the sclerotherapy solution will help cause the blood to clot from the vein that is getting reduced or removed. The other veins in the body will know that the vein has been popped or has collapsed.

When the other veins realize what the sclerotherapy solution have popped or collapsed, they will take over the blood flow, to continue the circulation.

The traditional sclerotherapy treatment works best for varicose veins.

The entire traditional sclerotherapy treatment can last anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes.

Many patients will have to come back in for several sclerotherapy sessions. The amount of sessions needed will vary from patient to patient, it is important to speak with your traditional sclerotherapy doctor to discuss about how many sessions you will need.

Foam Sclerotherapy

Foam sclerotherapy uses a foam solution verse a liquid solution like the traditional sclerotherapy.

The doctors will take the traditional sclerotherapy solution and mix it with carbon dioxide gas by using a mechanical pump. When the foam sclerotherapy liquid is mixed with the gas, the foam sclerotherapy doctor will mix another chemical in to help make the foam sclerotherapy. The foam sclerotherapy ends up looking and feeling much like shaving cream.

The foam sclerotherapy does not mix with the blood as the traditional solution does; instead it displaces the blood so that the blood does not get diluted from the foam sclerotherapy.

The foam sclerotherapy will be injected into vein. When the foam sclerotherapy is injected into the vein, it will make micro-bubbles. The micro-bubbles will go into the body, and displace the blood in the vein. Then the foam sclerotherapy micro-bubbles will make the vein wall strong enough so that when the foam sclerotherapy turns into liquid it will not mix with the blood.

When the vein wall is strong enough the foam will then turn into liquid. The liquid in the foam sclerotherapy will work the same way as it does in the traditional sclerotherapy. It will cause the vein to collapse and take away the pain from the veins. Then the other veins in the body will pick up the veins slack and continue the blood flow.

The length of the foam sclerotherapy treatment will take 30 to 60 minutes depending on the patient. It is important to know that the foam sclerotherapy can help remove or reduce that specific vein, but it cannot prevent other veins from coming.

The foam sclerotherapy treatment will most likely involve more than one session; this will depend on the patient as well. However, many patients require at least 5 sessions per vein.

Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy

Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy is the newest sclerotherapy to have.

What makes the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy different from the other sclerotherapy is that the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy is able to go deep within the surface of the skin, this helps make the larger varicose veins go away faster, and will help make the spider veins fade faster with less treatments.

Because the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy procedure can go deeper under the skin and into the veins it will make this a more permanent procedure.

The ultrasound guided sclerotherapy procedure uses the ultrasound technology to help guide the sclerotherapy in the vein. The ultrasound guided sclerotherapy doctor will run a probe over your body on the area where the veins are that you want removed.

The ultrasound guided sclerotherapy doctor will then be able to see the veins, and the underlying issue. The ultrasound guided sclerotherapy doctor then injects the sclerotherapy solution into the body on the exact location of the vein beneath the skin. The sclerotherapy solution then causes the vein wall to collapse. This will take away the pain from the veins and will help fade away the veins. When the other veins in the body see that there is a collapsed vein they will pick up the slack and continue the blood flow.

Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy works best for those that have already had other veins treatments to try to eliminate the veins and failed.

Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy also helps best for the veins deep within the skin that are unable to be seen by the human eye.

It is important to know that the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy may need more than one session, and it is not a prevention of other varicose and spider veins.

How Many Sclerotherapy Treatments Will I need?

The amount of treatments needed for the sclerotherapy vary from patient to patient.

Some patients are able to get the sclerotherapy one time, and the vein is reduced or removed right away, in other cases the patient may need up to 5 sclerotherapy procedure sessions.

The sclerotherapy will always need to be done, although you can make the veins reduce or remove you will most likely have more veins pop up or more veins that need to be reduced and removed.

Will The Sclerotherapy Keep The Veins From Coming Back?

Unfortunately, the sclerotherapy cannot keep the veins from coming back.

Having the varicose and spider veins is an incurable condition. Although, having the varicose and spider veins is not an actual disease having the veins permanently removed forever will not happen, more veins will always come up.

The different sclerotherapy can only cure the veins that have already reached the skins surface.

Side Effects From Sclerotherapy

Having the sclerotherapy procedure may cause side effects, some of the sclerotherapy side effects are very mild and others can be more serious.

The mild side effects from the sclerotherapy procedure would be:

• Itching on the injection site or the vein it's self. This can last up to 2-3 days.
• Red blotches on the injection site or on the area the vein was before the sclerotherapy procedure.
• If you had the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy you may see bruising around the injection site

The mild side effects can last 1 to 5 days after the sclerotherapy procedure. Every patient reacts differently to the sclerotherapy so you may have no side effects.

In some but very rare cases after having the sclerotherapy you may have more serious side effects such as:

• The varicose veins that the sclerotherapy solution worked on may become lumpy and hard for a few weeks up to a month after the sclerotherapy procedure
• There may be brown lines or spots on the treated veins these spots are called transient hyperpigmentation and this can last up to 12 months after having the sclerotherapy.
• In some cases there may be little tiny blood vessels that come up to the surface known as flares or blushings, this is because the body is not used to the vein being gone, and these flares can last up to 12 months after the sclerotherapy.
• It is possible to have a bad reaction to the sclerotherapy solution and may need to go to the emergency room.

If at any time you feel that something is not feeling right it is important to go to the emergency room right away, and it is important to speak with your sclerotherapy doctor.

Do Insurance Companies Cover Sclerotherapy?

Many insurance companies will cover the sclerotherapy because they are considered to be medical procedures.

However, in the foam sclerotherapy procedure insurance companies may not help pay because it is still considered to be a cosmetic surgery.

It is important to speak with you insurance company to see how much of the sclerotherapy are covered, and to see if your policy will pay for more than half of the sclerotherapy.

The Cost Of Sclerotherapy

Each sclerotherapy cost vary, there are several factors that go into the estimation cost of the sclerotherapy procedure. These factors are: how many varicose or spider veins are getting removed, how many treatments will be needed to remove the varicose and spider veins, the sclerotherapy doctor and the facility that is used.

Many of the sclerotherapy are able to perform the sclerotherapy procedure in the doctor's office which will save on the cost.

The traditional sclerotherapy procedure can cost anywhere from $150 to $500 dollars per leg and per session. The traditional sclerotherapy procedure charges how many veins you get done on each leg and how many traditional sclerotherapy sessions are needed.

The foam sclerotherapy procedure can cost anywhere from $200 to $500 dollars per session. The foam sclerotherapy procedure will charge per session that is required to remove all the veins you want. However, the doctors can tell at the consultation how many sessions you will need, and will give the total estimation of the cost.

The ultrasound guided sclerotherapy procedure can cost $200 to $500 dollars per treatment. With the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy this will be charged per session you need. However, the doctor will have you pay per session because many people have the ultrasound guided sclerotherapy after already having some kind of vein treatment, so the doctors won't know exactly how many treatments are needed.

Although, the cost of the sclerotherapy sound like a lot of money, many sclerotherapy doctors will set you up on a financial payment plan so that the sclerotherapy procedure is more affordable for you.

At the sclerotherapy consultation the sclerotherapy doctor will explain to you how to get the financial plan.

You must go online to the financial medical institution and apply for a loan. When you are approved the financial medical institution will then pay for the sclerotherapy procedure. In turn you will pay the financial medical institution back monthly. This will also benefit you because the financial medical institution will keep a low monthly rate so that you can pay off the procedure quicker.

Sclerotherapy Results

The sclerotherapy results are able to help you reduce and remove the varicose or spider vein off the body.

The sclerotherapy can help you live life pain free from the varicose and spider veins.

It is important to know that the sclerotherapy may not work for everyone, and you may have to keep coming back for sclerotherapy treatments for up to 6 months before the vein or veins are removed, and it is important to know that many veins can pop up.

However, it is also important to know that not everyone's body works the same way, and sclerotherapy can help reduce or remove the veins for good.