All diseased veins
- from the largest of varicose veins to the tiniest
of spiders - are caused by abnormal leakage of blood
through faulty valves located inside veins deep beneath
the surface of the skin. Over time, this abnormal
leakage of blood, also called reflux causes
veins visible on the skin surface to dilate and turn
into diseased veins we call varicose veins and spiders. In
order for sclerotherapy to be successful, the source
of this venous reflux must be both identified by
the treating doctor and injected or treated with
sclerosing solution so the varicose vein caused by
this leakage will disappear.
Often the source of reflux causing
varicose veins and even spiders is much deeper than
can be reached by injecting from the skin surface,
and since conventional sclerotherapy is done right
on the surface of the skin, regular sclerotherapy
will not be effective in treating veins caused
by such a source of reflux.
We also offer ultrasound guided sclerotherapy which
allows us to isolate deeper vessels below the skin
that may be causing your varicose vein problems.
If abnormal
veins deep under the skin can be visualized with
the ultrasound machine, then Dr. Hyde can successfully
guide a needle directly into the source of reflux
and satisfactorily treat that source with the result
of complete disappearance of the varicose vein
originating from that source.
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