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Microsclerotherapy Vein Treatment

Microsclerotherapy is a leading technique to treat spider veins or thread veins across the legs and body.

is a technique to treat spider veins or thread veins across the legs and body. These veins up to 88% of women and 79% of men during their lifetimes. It’s one of the most popular and effective ways to surface thread veins and a specialised liquid into thread veins to shrink and destroy them over time. Patients can have the treatment on a walk-in, walk-out basis and can leave the treatment clinic the very same day.

Microsclerotherapy destroys small thread veins or spider veins. These unsightly veins are tiny veins of less than 1-2mm in . They typically branch out in a just below the surface of the skin. Medically known as "telangiectasia," these spider veins are minute blood vessels that live in the skin’s dermis. Thread veins occur when these superficial blood vessels become or dilated, in their red, blue or purple . Microsclerotherapy uses a tiny needle to inject these veins with amounts of sclerosant, a specialised liquid that them. This is the same chemical used in traditional foam vein treatments, but in a more form.

Microsclerotherapy treats thread veins across the legs and body. For patients who have thread veins on the face, we recommend alternative treatments like laser and IPL . We also offer specific removal and treatments. Body areas above a patient’s heart are much better suited to heat-based treatments like IPL, Regenlite or Cutera CoolGlide. However, when it comes to areas of thread veins below the heart, Microsclerotherapy is the most preferable option.

is a safe, effective and minimally invasive procedure with a great success rate. On average, up to 80% of thread veins are less after 2-3 sessions spaced 6 weeks apart. As a leading thread veins treatment, it has a range of key benefits:

Due to the nature of thread veins, it is often difficult to the complete of each and every thread with just one microsclerotherapy treatment. This is why we advise patients to expect results after having a few . After 2 or 3 sessions, most will notice a 70 – 80% visible . The best visible tend to show from 2 to 3 months after your final treatment. After a detailed assessment, your consultant vascular will advise how many sessions you will need.

A typical treatment involves a consultation with a qualified vascular surgeon by the treatment itself.

The consultation is a crucial part of the microsclerotherapy procedure. During this appointment, an experienced vascular surgeon will assess the state of your thread veins using our . This 3D scanner gives our a live visual of the inner structure of your veins. It allows them to see how the blood is flowing your veins and the areas they need to treat to fix the problem. It is important for the vascular to this so they can firstly if there is an underlying cause for the of your thread veins.

Independent research has shown that approximately 9 out of 10 people (89%) who have thread veins treated on their legs may be having the wrong treatment conducted if they haven’t had a duplex scan. When specialised duplex was utilised on patients who believed they only had spider veins or leg thread veins, research conducted in in 2001 that in 89% of cases, concealed varicose veins were discovered beneath the skin.

This is why this scan is so important. By using it, we can whether additional deeper varicose veins are the inflamed thread veins. In such cases, we can treatments to repair deeper varicose veins as well, like and EVLA.

This maximises results because if we do not fix any underlying causes, then thread veins are likely to return.

The consultant will also explain the treatment in detail during the consultation. This enables you to fully understand the details of the procedure in addition to its expected results.

Once the consultation has taken place, we treat the thread veins with "sclerosant" . This involves tiny amounts of an chemical into the superficial thread veins that sit just below the skin’s . A very fine needle is used to do this, and we use a that contains a small quantity of local to pain and discomfort.

The mixture is designed to the inner vein walls so that they become inflamed and sticky. This process causes the vein walls to stick together and close up, which blocks the vein channel to prevent any more blood pooling and collecting within it. By flushing out blood from the affected vein and preventing fresh blood from entering the channel, the thread vein will disappear in an instant.

While it can be to achieve 100% of thread veins, we take a holistic approach at The Clinic to reduce the symptoms while the potential causes. This gives our patients the best of success, with the vast of our patients seeing excellent visual results between 2 to 3 months after their final thread vein .

Your clinician will immediately apply to the treated veins to blood from flowing back into them. Compression and tape will also be to safely secure the veins and keep the blood out. will also aid the healing process. 

stockings and bandages should be worn continuously for a minimum of 21 days and nights. This is to encourage and recovery. During this phase, your body will turn the dying vein into scar tissue, at which point, blood will no longer enter back into it. By wearing stockings, this restorative can take place without .

If a the protective stockings before this time, blood may flow back into veins, causing blood clots and undesirable brown stains. This skin discolouration may fade over time, but it can sometimes be permanent. This is why we strongly advise our patients to follow this aftercare guidance strictly.

As with all medical procedures, there is a risk of side and . In addition to skin discolouration, the treated area may feel sore and itchy for a few days after treatment. However, patients can use over-the-counter to minimise these side effects should they occur. It is also completely normal for bruising to happen at the site. If your area is large and the surgeon needs to inject thread veins in one treatment session, then the bruising may be extensive and may take several weeks to completely resolve.

In some instances, thread veins may also appear worse or darker after the sclerosant injection, but this often fades over time, patients with clearer and visibly skin once the matures. Most of the patients we see have minimal side effects and enjoy improved results after 2 or 3 .

As one of the UK’s thread vein treatment providers, we have an outstanding reputation for high-quality and excellent patient results. At The Clinic, we carry out over 7,000 vein removal each year, microsclerotherapy procedures. Our consultant vascular surgeons are some of the most experienced and in the business, having the UK’s for over 40 years. So when you have a microsclerotherapy by us, you will be in the best of hands. Our patients have also verified this in our 5-Star Trustpilot ratings while giving us a 98% patient score.

To find out more about our Microsclerotherapy treatments, or any of our additional , complete our online and we will get in touch. Alternatively, you can call us directly on . We have state-of-the-art medical facilities that are easily accessible across the country, with clinic in , ,  and .

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