Varicose Veins

on the Leg

About Varicose Veins

Varicose veins can appear when blood collects in the vein instead of being pumped directly to the heart. Varicose veins are gnarled and enlarged. Any vein may become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs and feet. That's because standing and walking increase the pressure in the veins in your lower body. Varicose veins are more common in women than men. For some people, varicose veins are primarily a cosmetic concern, while others experience aching and discomfort in the area.

Varicose Vein Treatment

Varicose veins are most often treated with one of several non-surgical treatments. The most common treatment is called Sclerotherapy, where a solution is injected into the vein that seals it shut. The vein then turns into scar tissue, and color and inflammation of the vein usually fade in a few weeks. There is a new type of this therapy being used called microsclerotherapy which uses specialized solutions and injection techniques. Some doctors use an electrical current rather than injections to seal the vein; this is called Electrodesiccation. Laser surgery is sometimes used, most commonly for small varicose veins or spider veins. In this treatment, strong bursts of light are sent into the vein, causing it to slowly fade and disappear. A final treatment that can be used is vein stripping, where a long vein is removed through small incisions.

Critical Care Nurse: Pass the salt: indications for and implications o

... 20%-23.4%) can be injected directly into a vein for sclerotherapy of varices. (13) Some researchers found that administering hypertonic saline (7.5% sodium chloride) with dextran ...

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1999 Beryllium Related Journal Articles

...LPA treatment followed by 23.4% hypertonic saline sclerotherapy. Subjective and blinded.....if at all. The addition of 23.4% hypertonic saline sclerotherapy performed 3 to 7 days.....LPA ...

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Sclerotherapy. DermNet NZ

Authoritative facts about the skin from the New Zealand Dermatological Society. ... following sclerotherapy are rare. Allergy from the sclerosant (this does not occur with hypertonic ...

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Pass the Salt: Indications for and Implications of Using Hypertonic...

Indications for and Implications of Using Hypertonic Saline ... Andrea L. Johnson, RN, BSN, CCRN. Laura M. Criddle, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS...

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Sclerotherapy. DermNet NZ

Sclerosants. Sclerosant chemicals include: Hypertonic saline (20% NaCl i.e. strong salt solution) Sodium tetradecyl sulphate. Polidocanol...

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The American College of Phlebology - TECHNIQUE FOR TREATING TELANGIECT

...tetradecol sulfate..Hypertonic saline..Hypertonic glucose/saline (Sclerodex.....1992 10:373-380 .. Badian EL Techniques for sclerotherapy for sunburst venous blemishes J.....0.5% ...

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Varicose Vein Treatments: FTC Facts

Varicose Vein Treatments: FTC Facts.

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Sclerotherapy - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical term

... Sclerotherapy may be done to treat varicose veins, spider veins, hemorrhoids ... most commonly used for sclerotherapy in the United States are hypertonic saline or Sotradecol (sodium ...

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Ablation of Liver Tumor by Injection of Hypertonic Saline -- Lin et...

Ablation of Liver Tumor by Injection of Hypertonic Saline Yung-Chang Lin1,2 , Jeon-Hor Chen3 , Kun-Wan Han1,2 ... and ... Wu-Chung Shen3...

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eMedicine - Sclerotherapy : Article Excerpt by: Gary D Monheit, MD

...included detergents and hypertonic saline. Hypertonic saline was the first sclerosant.....Sclerotherapy - The treatment of.....advertisement) Excerpt from Sclerotherapy..Synonyms, Key ...

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Zimmet Vein and Dermatology Clinic - About Dr. Zimmet - Curriculum Vit

MEDICAL DEGREE Georgetown University School of Medicine,1978 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Residency: 1978-1981 Department of Family Medicine, Shadyside Hospital, ...

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