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RTW Skin & Laser Clinic
RTW Skin & Laser Clinic is one of the best equipped aesthetic laser clinics in the UK.
With 12 of the latest lasers and light based devices providing treatments from hair, tattoo and broken vein removal, to the latest skin tightening (TITAN) and facial resurfacing. Med-Spa Clinic can treat many common conditions non-surgically, with minimal discomfort or downtime. Find out more about our advanced range of treatments by clicking on one of the links above.Sclerotherapy is used to treat thread veins. A solution called sclerosant is injected, using a very fine needle, directly into the blood vessel. This procedure has been used in various forms for veins since the 1920s but has only been associated with an acceptably low side effect rate in the more recent past.
The solution irritates the lining of the vessel, causing it to swell and stick together. Most vessels will fade from view, eventually becoming barely or not at all visible.
A few thread veins may need a second treatment, Depending on its size, a single blood vessel may have to be injected more than once, but in any one treatment session a number of vessels may be injected.
The solutions used vary somewhat with the size of the vessel to be injected, and your doctor will be able to decide which veins are best treated with which solutions. Larger varicose veins often underlie spider veins. In some cases surgery is the only possible solution but that will be explained to you during your consultation. You will need to follow your treatment UP in 12 weeks in which you doctor will decide if you need any further treatment.
To achieve best results you will be advised to wear special hosiery for at least a few days after the treatment.
Even when a highly experienced doctor is performing the treatment, there are a number of possible side effects. These include various skin markings or injury, localised swellings and bruising or tenderness or itch, LOCAL INFLAMATION.
Most of the side effects are minor, and confined to the area which has been treated. Your doctor will give you a more detailed explanation of all possible side effects before the commencement of your treatment.
The veins treated adequately by Sclerotherapy should not reoccur unless they are extremely large before the initial treatment. However, the underlying weakness in the vein walls is not corrected, and therefore new vessels will possibly continue to appear at the same rate as before treatment.
