The deeper venous systems take over the blood flow. Tsao, however, says she would prefer use of foam sclerotherapy for spider veins. Varicose veins she said are larger bore vessels and require ...

Getting rid of spider veins is safe and easy. Sclerotherapy, the gold-standard treatment for spider veins, involves injecting a saline solution or detergent into the veins, causing them to clump ...

Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin. They're most common in the legs and ankles. They usually aren't serious. Sclerotherapy uses an injection of a special chemical ...

Sclerotherapy—a liquid injection to break down spider veins—is the most popular treatment for spider and small varicose veins. However, laser therapy is another effective option. With these ...

For those who are overweight or have very swollen legs, your surgeon may also recommend a compression pump, a plastic sleeve to wear on the lower legs for several hours each day that compresses the ...

Spider veins are often treated with sclerotherapy, in which the damaged ... and Varithena, a foam-based option that can also cause the vein to close. Insurance typically only covers varicose ...

This disorder is often treated surgically, but several minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous gonadal-vein embolization have been described. Transcatheter foam sclerotherapy (TCFS ...