How Safe is Sclerotherapy on the Chest?

Sclerotherapy is a very safe treatment for chest veins. I frequently treat chest veins in a safe and effective way using foam sclerotherapy.

Thank you for your question. The chest is a very high risk area, and the scar risk is very high. You have to dislike the veins very much to take this kind of risk. A scar on the chest is never a good one, and is usually very ugly. I hope this helps.

Despite the advent of lasers, sclerotherapy, or the injection of a sclerosing solution to close off unwanted and superfluous spider veins on both the chest and the legs, is still considered the method of choice. The appearance of one new laser after another (the so-called "Next Big Thing"), each one supposedly superceding the previous type, is implicit testimony to the fact that laser technology in this (as in many other skin treatment) has hardly been perfected yet

On the other hand, sclerotherapy has stood the test of time, with decades of proven efficacy and safety, and yields fairly consisent and gratifying cosmetic results. Various sclerosing materials are currently available, and the particular one chosen will depend upon the specific areas needing treatment and the experience of the injector. Typically, for best results, two to four treatment sessions are needed per treatment site spaced at monthly intervals. Fees for each treatment may vary from $350-$750/session, depending upon the material used and the size of the area treated.

 

The best treatment for the chest veins is sclerotherapy with liquid or foam. Except for few exception, these veins are not well treated with any of the available laser systems.

Often, chest veins are isues in people who have thin, white skin as the green blue hue of the varicose veins are quite obvious. These are very effectively treated with one or more sessions of foam sclerotherapy with high succes rates. Sclerotherapy can also be used for breast veins.