Can you use sclerotheraphy for veins on the lips? I have a venous lake on my lip and am curious about what treatment works best.

It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, transillumination, and infrared light to map out vein networks prior to therapy. Lasers can be used to treat deep varicose vein insufficiency, vein perforators, and varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is ideal for spider veins and reticular veins. Whereas surgery is reserved for severely incompetent varicose vein segments.


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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Laser would work but extreme care needs to be taken to reduce likelihood of tissue compromise.Lasers are preferred by most practitioners who treat these.H Karamanoukian MD FACScertified vein specialist

Hands down the best treatment is a Vascular laser , like Cutera's CoolGlide or Excel V. The parameters for eliminating these blood-filled lesions on the lips have been well-established and the risk of complications is far less than with injection schlerotherapy treatments for the face.#venouslaketreatments; #vascularlasertreatments #liplesions