Can You Remove Brown Staining After Sclerotherapy?

Staining post sclerotherapy does happen in a small percentage of patients and is an accepted complication. There are several options to treat this including Q-switch laser and bleaching creams but ,unfortunately, neither of these is completely effective. Most of the staining will resolve on its own over time which could take up to a year. By a year, whatever staining is left will probably be permanent. I would recommend that you have a venous reflux ultrasound because if you have leaking (refluxing) valves in your saphenous system, these could be contributing to the staining. I have had patients with similar problems of staining with leaking valves who underwent valve closure resulting in the staining improving. Closing the valves reduces the back venous pressure which may be a component of the staining.

Staining can occur after sclerotherapy and unfortunately cannot be prevented or treated. However, it does resolve eventually but this frequently can take from upto six to twelve months.