Varicose Veins: Using Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy for the Removal of Varicose Veins
We have mentioned the use of Ultrasound for diagnosing varicose veins. Here is an interesting article which discusses how ultrasound is used in the treatment of varicose veins (in contrast to the treatment of other vein issues such as spider veins).
In the past, people with large varicose veins had no option but to treat them with conventional plastic surgery techniques. These techniques often involved pain, bleeding and general anesthesia as the veins were stripped out of the body using surgical instruments. Smaller veins could be treated with sclerotherapy, a method of injecting a substance into veins that would cause them to shrink and disappear. Conventionally, sclerotherapy was only used on these smaller veins; that is, until the advent of new technology called ultrasound guided sclerotherapy.
Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy is a godsend for individuals who have always wanted a fast, relatively painless method for varicose vein removal. Often a single treatment with ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy will also remove a cluster of spider veins especially if they are networked with large varicose veins. This is an important point because often before having conventional sclerotherapy you may be asked by your surgeon to deal with very large varicose veins first if you suffer from both spider and varicose veins. Varicose veins are dead veins that are very painful and laser surgery on the skin surrounding them can cause all kinds of discomfort and complications. Obviously, if there is a chance that ultrasound guided sclerotherapy can remove them all then you will greatly minimize the cost of your total treatment.
Source: Plastic Surgery Advisor
http://www.plasticsurgeryadvisor.com/skin-improvement-surgery/ultrasound-guided-sclerotherapy.shtml
