Will Hand Sclerotherapy Affect my Hand Function?

asked 2 years ago by 4548anon in BC
Latest answer by David Hansen, MD
Question viewed 503 times

5 answers to Will Hand Sclerotherapy Affect my Hand Function?

Hand sclerotherapy is still not done by most sclerotherapy docs.

We don't know the long term effects of hand sclerotherapy. I've been doing sclerotherapy for over 25 yrs and i (like most docs) still won't do it in the hands yet. Those veins are just too important to be messing around with.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Sclerotherapy for hand veins

I am not aware of hand function being limited by sclerotherapy of hand veins. Certainly, some patient with medical conditions such as diabetes and circulatory problems such as Raynaud's, Scleroderma, Dermatomyositis and Lupus would not be good candidates. Some physicians, such as myself, would prefer making the veins less obvious with the use of fillers than obliterating structures that could be useful for medical reasons such as intravenous infusions for emergency or medical... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Complications from hand sclerotherapy

This is an unusual procedure generally limited to other parts of the body. Also, hand veins tend to be bigger and sclerotherapy works better in smaller veins with slower blood flow going through them so the irritant has time to cause inflammation in the vein lining and then it scars down. If the injection misses the vein it can cause tissue loss, open wounds, scarring and thus possibly funtional problems. I would doubt that if you spoke to a hand surgeon, they would... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Hand sclerotherapy (vein injection)

This is not a common procedure and from the limited information available, it does not appear to impair hand function. However, the development of a complication such as ulceration with infection has the potential for an adverse reaction and compromise of hand function.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Ask a question