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Ive heard of something called “ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy”. Is this the same thing as sclerotherapy used on the greater saphenous vein?

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Ive heard of something called “ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy”. Is this the same thing as sclerotherapy used on the greater saphenous vein?

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“Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy” refers to sclerotherapy done using the ultrasound for guidance. In other words, ultrasound is used to locate any vein that cannot be seen on the surface of the skin in order to inject it with a sclerosant.