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Varicose Veins
Hi @Bernadette Abraham,
Could you please share your view on the Sclerotherapy treatment and the components used in injections. I believe these injections have chemical properties in them that we do not favor??
Is there an alternative treatment to Sclerotherapy that is not invasive and more natural to human bodies?
I have read the preventative solutions in the library which will be handy afterwards.
Many thanks
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Hi – sclerotherapy is one possible treatment. The type of solution used really depends on the severity of the condition and the doctor’s recommendations. So it’s best to ask your doctor which solution he recommends for your unique situation, which will help you decide.
Some solutions are synthetic compounds while others are saline solutions (very safe), so it helps to ask your doctor which one he’s recommending for you. But the goal of these sclerosants is to irritate the lining of the veins, causing them to collapse and eventually fade away.
There are other alternative treatments for varicose veins that are less invasive that you can look into as well but again, it depends on the severity of the condition.
If you have larger varicose veins, Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT) or Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) are frequently used when sclerotherapy isn’t suitable. They use laser or radiofrequency energy to heat and close off varicose veins from the inside.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks a lot Bernadette. I will look into these.
Hopefully one of these options specially the laser or the saline based injections will be the solution.But just to clarify, are the synthetic ones flushed out of the body without an issue?Incase that is the recommended way forward? It is usually the most common option tbh, so trying to understand whether they are still ok to consider. The answer I get from doctors is usually is they are ‘FDA approved’, which is not sufficient for me
Many Thanks again
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