Sclerotherapy is the gold standard for vein removal. The...

Sclerotherapy: Broken capillaries and spider veins around the nose

red spider veins are starting to appear around my nose. I want to get rid of them!


Mary Lupo, MD
27 months ago
By Mary Lupo, MD - New Orleans Dermatologist

Sclerotherapy is the gold standard for vein removal. The sclerosant [injectable irritant] causes damage to the cells that line the blood vessel and the subsequent fibrosis seals it shut.

Lasers can work by heating and damaging the vessels, but in several comparison studies, sclerotherapy worked better, faster, with fewer sessions making it less expensive. In my experience, lasers also hurt more.

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