Laser sclerotherapy is a type of treatment designed to decrease or eliminate small to medium vessels that may appear on the face, especially the nose and cheeks, trunk, or legs.
Laser treatment is more expensive compared to other types of varicose vein treatment, but it is noninvasive and may present satisfactory results in the first few sessions depending on the amount of vessels to be treated.
How Laser Sclerotherapy Works
Laser sclerotherapy reduces microvessels by increasing the temperature inside the vessel by the emission of a light, which causes blood trapped inside to be shifted to another vessel and the destruction and reabsorption of the vessel occurs through the body. The heat causes a small inflammation in the place, causing the varicose veins to close and lose their function.
Depending on the region being treated, the disappearance of varicose veins may occur in only one or two sessions. In addition, for it to have better results, it may be necessary to perform chemical sclerotherapy. Understand how chemical sclerotherapy works.
When to do
Laser sclerotherapy is indicated for people who are afraid of a needle, have an allergy to the chemical that is normally used or have a region in the body with many small vessels.
It is a quick procedure that lasts about 20 to 30 minutes per session and there is not much pain compared to the other procedures.
Care before and after laser sclerotherapy
It is important to have some care to perform laser sclerotherapy and also after the procedure, such as:
- Avoid the sun 30 days before and after the procedure in the area that will be treated;
- Use sunscreen;
- Do not perform artificial tanning;
- Avoid depilation in the treated region 20 to 30 days after the procedure;
- Use moisturizers.
Laser sclerotherapy is not indicated for people who are tanned, mulatto and black, as it may cause damage to the skin, such as the appearance of blemishes. In such cases, it is indicated to perform sclerotherapy with foam or with glucose or, depending on the size and quantity of the vessel, surgery. Learn more about foam sclerotherapy and sclerotherapy with glucose.
