<unk> <unk>  (the word reflects the Greek skleros, meaning hard) is a procedure used to treat blood vessel malformations (vascular malformations) and also malformations of the lymphatic system. A medicine is injected into the vessels, which makes them shrink. It is used for children and young adults with vascular or lymphatic malformations. In adults,<unk>  is often used to treat spider veins, smaller varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and hydroceles.<unk>  is one method (along with surgery, radiofrequency, and laser ablation) for the treatment of spider veins, occasionally varicose veins, and venous malformations. In ultrasound-guided<unk> , ultrasound is used to visualize the underlying vein so the physician can deliver and monitor the injection.<unk>  often takes place under ultrasound guidance after venous abnormalities have been diagnosed with duplex ultrasound.<unk>  under ultrasound guidance and using microfoam sclerosants has been shown to be effective in controlling reflux from the sapheno-femoral and sapheno-popliteal junctions. However, some authors believe that<unk>  is not suitable for veins with reflux from the greater or lesser saphenous junction, or for veins with axial reflux. This is due to the emergence of more effective technologies, including laser ablation and radiofrequency, which have demonstrated superior efficacy to<unk>  for treatment of these veins.
Sclerotherapy
Plesiotherapy
Photoimmunotherapy
Laser hair removal
Organotherapy
Climatotherapy
Sclerotomy
Laser surgery