Sclerotherapy involves injecting a chemical inside the vein that obliterates it. The treatment is only helpful for the spider veins and very small veins. It has no use in the treatment of large varicose veins.
Lasers have received attention recently as a treatment for varicose veins but are frequently used in the treatment of smaller spider veins, medically referred to as telangiectasias.
If you have superficial thrombophlebitis, your health care provider will usually recommend warm compresses and pain medication. Additional treatment depends on whether your physician thinks you may have an infection.
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The description of varicose veins as a clinical entity can be traced back as early as the fifth century BC.
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