Sclerotherapy – Sydney, Canberra & Australia-wide

Considering Sclerotherapy or spider veins treatment? Talk to the team at Cosmos Clinic for a caring and understanding approach…

Sclerotherapy is a non-surgical procedure to treat unwanted, visible spider veins and a common cosmetic treatment. Some of the reasons for considering Sclerotherapy may include:

• enhancing and improving the appearance of the skin particularly the lower body
• alleviating pain and suffering from spider veins that are impacting negatively on your health
• improving your quality of life as spider veins may interfere with daily activities
• boosting self esteem as a result of more body confidence and self confidence

What is Sclerotherapy?

Sclerotherapy is a cosmetic procedure to treat spider veins. Some of the causes of spider veins may include obesity, standing or sitting for long periods, being immobile for long periods such as being confined to bed, lack of exercise, pregnancy or trauma to the leg from a blow or a fall.

Treating spider veins with Sclerotherapy is a common procedure. It involves a number of injections into the spider veins with a solution using a fine needle. The solution is called a sclerosant. It helps to irritate the vein wall causing the vessels to irritate the blood vessel and causes it to shrivel up and gradually fade.

Sclerotherapy may take several sessions which are 30-45 minutes in length depending on the number of areas being treated. Multiple veins can be injected in one session but each spider vein may require several injections given some weeks apart. One leg is usually treated per session. The needle used is very thin and no local anaesthetic is required.

You may develop bruising after the procedure. Other complications like brown pigmentation, swelling and ulceration are rare. Patients are encouraged to walk immediately after the procedure, and the wrap is removed in 24 hours. No wound care is required. The treated vessels gradually disappear over the following month.

In Summary…

Sclerotherapy is not just a procedure that is done to improve the aesthetic appearance of the legs. The surgery can also relieve pain and suffering and avoid common health problems resulting from non-treatment of spider veins include blood clots, venous eczema, skin breakdown and ulceration and, rarely, skin cancers.

The veins will eventually return over the following years and if they are not treated, they can get worse. A tight stocking may need to be worn for one week after the treatment or as recommended by your cosmetic surgeon to prevent reoccurring spider veins. As your cosmetic surgeon if you are a good candidate for Sclerotherapy.

Sclerotherapy can provide some excellent benefits in terms of your physical health and self-worth as well as your emotional wellbeing. You should ensure that you fully understand the procedure and ask lots of questions whilst you are deciding whether this is the right solution for you. Finally, the decision should be yours and yours only however, having made the right decision for you, you will be on the path to joining the hundreds of women and men who undergo Sclerotherapy every year who are delighted with the results.

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