Does sclerotherapy cause any damage or side effects?
Our phlebologists practice a refined sclerotherapy with and without ultrasound. Moreover, our practice of inflicting “minimal effective damage” — just enough to get the job done — minimizes damage to your skin so that the best possible cosmetic results can be achieved. Nevertheless, as with all medical procedures, side effects and complications are possible. Allergic reactions are rare, and they are more likely to occur when treating the larger varicose veins. This is because the medicine is more concentrated and used in greater volumes. For spider veins, the most important side effect is the potential for damage to the skin from the medication used. Damage to the skin is possible if your skin is overly sensitive to the diluted medicine; you have very dense spider veins; or your skin is already damaged because the veins have deteriorated so much. In these cases, you might develop itching dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) and pigmentation (brown stains on the skin). Occasionally, ve
