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What Is Sclerotherapy? |
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Sclerotherapy is injection therapy for spider veins and
larger surface reticular veins of the leg. It works by chemically
inducing an irritation through injection of a sclerosing
solution. This solution causes the veins to lessen after
they pass through a healing process in which the treated
veins thicken and close.
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| What Will The Treatment
Feel Like? Will It Be Painful? |
The sensation experienced during
the treatment could be compared to a pin prick.
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Are There Any Side Effects Or Complications
From The Treatment? |
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Serious complications resulting from injection therapy are
rare. Infrequently, Sclerotherapy could cause hyper pigmentation,
ulceration, phlebitis, a small blood clot at the injection
site or a scar.
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Will The Treated Veins Ever Return? |
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The veins successfully treated rarely return, although new
ones may appear, so follow up sessions may be required.
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Why Do I Have Spider Veins? |
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Although the exact cause is unknown, there are some risk
factors associated with the development of spider veins.
These include:
| 1) Genetic predisposition. |
2) Estrogen relaxing
effect on vein walls. This may explain why women are
more likely to get spider veins
than men. The upsurge of hormones at puberty, birth
control pills, pregnancy, and hormone replacement therapy
all have been connected to the development of spider
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| 3) Age. |
4) Injury increases the chance of
developing spider veins later on at that site, even if
the injury occurred early in life. |
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Prolonged periods of standing or flying on an airplane. Changes in
pressure affects the internal venous system, where the large veins cannot withstand
the back pressure and balloon out into incompetent veins. |
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Are There Contraindications To Sclerotherapy? |
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Anyone who may be pregnant, has slow wound healing issues
(diabetes), or is taking any blood thinning agents (such
as Coumadin, Plavix, and Aspirin) should not undergo this
treatment.
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What Kind Of Results Can I Expect
From Sclerotherapy? |
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According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the appearance
of the treated area improves 50%-90% following the treatments.
Results generally begin to be seen starting one week after
the injections.
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How Long Does the Treatment Itself
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20 to 45 minutes depending on the individual.
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Will I Have To Wear Bandages After
Treatment? |
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No bandages are necessary with the method of sclerotherapy
performed at Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ.
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Wiil My Insurance Cover This Procedure? |
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Sclerotherapy is considered a cosmetic procedure, therefore
it is not covered by medical insurance.
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Can Sclerotherapy Be Combined With
Other In-office Leg Vein Procedures? |
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Sclerotherapy may be combined with laser treatment and ambulatory
phlebectomy to optimize your results. Dr. Goldberg and his
staff with customize the ideal treatment plan for your leg
veins.
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How Do I Find Out If I Am A Candidate
For Sclerotherapy? |
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Dr. Goldberg and his staff will be happy
to discuss leg vein sclerotherapy treatments with you. Please
feel free to call for a private consultation or Schedule
an appointment online @ one of our offices.
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