Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment

Spider veins and small varicose veins are essentially dilated blood vessels with accumulated blood. Sclerotherapy treats spider veins by sealing the diseased blood vessels’ walls, which allows the accumulated blood to flow into healthier veins, restoring effective blood circulation. The diseased veins, meanwhile, get absorbed by the body and fade away from the skin’s surface.

Sclerotherapy is performed by a licensed vein doctor as an in-office and outpatient treatment. The procedure concludes within 30 minutes, depending on the number of spider veins, following which you can resume your daily activities.

During sclerotherapy, the vein doctor elevates the affected leg and injects the sclerosant medicine into the targeted spider veins. Each diseased vein receives one injection, so the total number of injections depends on the number of spider veins. If all spider veins can’t be addressed in one session, the vein doctor may schedule another appointment.

Once the sclerosant medicine is injected, the spider veins’ walls fuse together, eventually turning into hardened scar tissues. The accumulated blood freely reroutes into healthier leg veins, restoring effective blood circulation to the heart. Over time, the scar tissues are metabolized by the body and fade away from the skin’s surface.

Sclerotherapy doesn’t involve downtime, so you can resume your daily activities immediately. However, you’ll have to wear compression stockings for a few days to ensure optimal recovery.