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sclerotherapy

[ skleer-uh-ther-uh-pee, skler- ]

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.


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Origin of sclerotherapy1

First recorded in 1940–45; sclero- + therapy
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Treatment options for women diagnosed with hydrosalpinx vary, but typically include surgery to remove the affected fallopian tube, sclerotherapy or repairing the blocked fallopian tube, according to Healthline.

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Sadick uses the Fraxel laser to remove diffuse wrinkling or discoloration; Thermage for skin tightening; sclerotherapy, which involves injecting a solution directly into the vein to treat varicose veins; the Q-switched laser, which fires very rapid pulses and blasts away pigment spots, and injections of fat to plump up the hands.

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Dr. Sadick uses the Fraxel laser to remove diffuse wrinkling or discoloration; Thermage for skin tightening; sclerotherapy, which involves injecting a solution directly into the vein to treat varicose veins; the Q-switched laser, which fires very rapid pulses and blasts away pigment spots, and injections of fat to plump up the hands.

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Alternative treatments for severe varicose veins include sclerotherapy, in which a chemical in injected into the vein causing it to die, and ambulatory phlebectomy, in which smaller varicose veins are removed through several tiny skin punctures.

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Autumn, when one can wear tights and tall boots, is also a good time to treat unsightly leg veins with the procedure called sclerotherapy since, as Kauvar pointed out, "your veins actually do look worse before they look better."

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