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- What is SCLEROTHERAPY?
- What are Spider Veins?
- What are Varicose Veins?
- What causes the color of our veins?
- What are the symptoms of vein disease?
- Who can get vein disease?
- How safe is Sclerotherapy?
- What type of doctor should I see for my vein
problems?
- How successful is Sclerotherapy?
- Can everyone receive the benefits of sclerotherapy
without the need for surgery?
- Do treated veins come back?
- Are there different treatment methods?
- Is there much pain involved?
- What happens to my circulation if some of
my veins are closed?
- Can I continue my routine activities after
a treatment?
- What about unsightly veins on the face, arms
and breasts?
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How effective is laser in treatment of leg
vein problems?
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- What is SCLEROTHERAPY?
Properly done, Sclerotherapy is carefully locating the source
of the vein problem, then injecting of a tiny amount of a
special solution in an attempt to close the abnormal veins.
Normal veins will pick up the flow, the pressure in the veins
will be reduced and thus leg circulation will improve. At
the Vein Clinic, we use only FDA-approved solutions.
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- What are Spider Veins?
These are small, thread-like, reddish, purplish or bluish
unsightly vessels. Slightly larger green veins called "feeder
veins" feed blood into these vessels.
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- What are Varicose Veins?
Large, often bulging veins that usually have a zigzag pattern.
Varicose veins are the result of reflux and abnormal flow
of blood from the deep vein. This abnormal flow is the result
of the incompetence of barriers, called valves, between the
deep and superficial vein systems.
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- What causes the color of our veins?
What you actually see is the color of the blood running through
the veins. The veins themselves are white.
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- What are the symptoms of vein disease?
In addition to their embarrassing, unsightly appearance, symptoms
can include burning, itching, pain, leg fatigue and heaviness,
throbbing, swelling, muscle cramps, even ankle sores and bleeding.
Unfortunately, many physicians do not recognize vein problems
as the cause of many of these symptoms. Non-surgical options for treatments of varicose veins are "endovenous laser therapy" and/or "ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy".
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- Who can get vein disease?
Just about anyone. Heredity plays the biggest role. 10% of
men and 50% of women totaling over 80 million Americans are
affected. As might be expected, any condition that puts strain
on flow of blood from the legs toward the heart can aggravate
the condition. This includes, but is not limited to pregnancy,
standing for long periods, obesity, and extended sitting.
For each individual, it is important to accurately identify
the cause of their particular situation.
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- How safe is Sclerotherapy?
In experienced hands, Sclerotherapy is one of the safest treatments
in medicine with an excellent safety record.
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- What type of doctor should I see for
my vein problems?
Many physicians in different specialties practice Sclerotherapy.
An experienced physician with a full time commitment to vein
treatment is preferable. You are assured of better results.
Ask to see Before and After
photos of your doctors’ work on problems similar
to yours.
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- How successful is Sclerotherapy?
With proper patient selection and treatment, the majority
of patients can expect good to excellent results.
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- Can everyone receive the benefits of
sclerotherapy without the need for surgery?
Many patients with vein problems can be helped and achieve
an end to their embarrassment.
A personal consultation is your best first course of action.
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- Do treated veins come back?
Veins that are effectively treated by an appropriate method
do not usually come back.
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- Are there different treatment methods?
Yes. Sclerotherapy has become the most popular and effective
treatment among non-surgical methods. Laser can only be used
for small veins of a certain size and has not shown consistent
results as yet. In most cases, Sclerotherapy on larger feeder
veins must be done prior to any laser treatment. Having large
varicose veins does not always mean a need for surgery in
every case. For some, phlebectomy, a new simple and effective
vein removal procedure, can be done in the office setting
without general anesthesia.
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- Is there much pain involved?
In skilled hands, with gentle injection methods and use of
a very fine disposable needle, many patients’ pre-treatment
anxieties vanish. There is surprisingly little discomfort,
described as mild stinging in most cases.
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- What happens to my circulation if some
of my veins are closed?
As a result of closing diseased veins, the many good veins
will take over the flow of blood and your circulation will
improve. For most patients, this means disappearance of their
leg discomfort.
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- Can I continue my routine activities
after a treatment?
Most patients are able to continue to work, even engage in
active sports, immediately after sclerotherapy treatments.
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- What about unsightly veins on the face,
arms and breasts?
In many cases, in only one session, these veins can be successfully
treated by sclerotherapy.
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- How effective is laser in treatment
of leg vein problems?
"Endovenous laser therapy" is very effective for treatment of varicose veins, but other laser devices (that use a handpiece device on skin) have a very limited effectiveness on spider veins and not at all effective for varicose veins(with a high possibilty of the skin scars and pain during treatment).
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