THE THERAPIES RISKS

The progress of the medicine allows us to treat varicose veins with low risks, even if a minimum risk remains.
In spite of this, it is good to clarify that all medical acts are always associated to the possibility of many complications. These can be effectively prevented making a medical examination (visit), by an accurate diagnosis and considering the patient’s history.( do not forget to report to the Physician all allergies and all illnesses of which you suffered in the past).
In particular sclerotherapy is submitted to the risk of allergies ( as for instance an antibiotic therapy). Another possibility, even if very remote, is that in the point where the injection is performed a little dark spot (pigmentation) can occur. Generally it spontaneously disappears within a little time.
The lower risk to cause a phlebitis and the rare possibility of the injection outside the in addition to the above mentioned risks during sclerotherapy of the large veins.

This last possibility could have serious consequences in case of injection in an artery or a nerve but, luckily, since the echo-sclerosis has been introduced the possibility that one of these complications could happen is very unusual.

The treatment which is performed today implies reduced risks, but is a medical act and, therefore, it is subjected to complications (hemorrhages, infections, would which delay to recover, phlebitis, lesions of a nerve, poor aesthetic results, etc )

However it is essential to remember that the risks of each of these therapies are very low and in any case lower than the risk of not to taking care (treating ) of varicose vein – the therapy with drugs or with elastic stockings can decrease the symptoms and slow down the course of the illness but, it is not always able to avoid typical complications associated with varicose veins.