Is There a Difference in Healing/scabbing/bruising Btn Sclerotherapy & Laser for Leg Veins?

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Sclerotherapy or Topical Lasers ?

Sclerotherapy with FDA approved sclerosant solutions works very well in treating spider veins and reticular veins - as well as some varicose veins. Telangiectasias (broken capillaries, spider veins) are amenable to topical lasers. Most vein specialists use both in their armamentarium to treat the whole complement of venous disease, so one is not necessarily better than the other, but is used for different vein issues - cosmetic, medical or both.

Sclerotherapy Still Gold Standard For Treating Most Leg Veins

Sclerotherapy (injecting a sclerosing solution into leg veins) is still the gold standard for treating most types of lower extremity veins. When done correctly with one of the FDA-approved solutions, you can expect to get a 70-90% improvement after a series of treatments. Sclerotherapy is less painful and more effective than lasers and the risks of ulcerations/scabbing are very low if done conservatively and correctly. Click on the link below to see before and immediately after photos... more

The best treatment for leg veins

Since the 1920’s sclerotherapy has been, and still is, considered to be the gold standard treatment for spider veins on the legs. A sclerosing solution is injected with a tiny needle into the veins causing them to seal shut and eventually become absorbed. The work of carrying the blood is shifted to other healthy blood vessels nearby. It is a very cost-effective procedure that rarely leaves a scar or produces adverse effects and is done in the office. After several treatments you can... more

Sclerotherapy vs Laser treatment for Leg Veins

Sclerotherapy is primarily used for small spider or reticular veins in the skin - face, legs, etc. It is not used for larger varicose veins. Laser treatments are used for both types - superficially on the skin for the same as sclerotherapy, and inserted under the skin and used to treat (lance) varicose veins. For many people, laser treatments are more harsh and require more downtime and leave more of a mark because you need to target the veins hard with the laser to get them to respond. If... more

Sclerotherapy works better than laser for most leg veins

Sclerotherapy is the injection of a solution inside the vein to make it contract and close. It slowly gets reabsorbed over several months. Laser uses light energy converted to heat to get the vein to contract. Since the vein is heated to the boiling point for fractions of a second, the laser method may cause more pain and injury to the skin. We generally see more scabbing with laser. We have treated over 40,000 patients for spider veins. Sclerotherapy is... more