Sclerotherapy Varicose Veins Treatment with Foam & Needle
The sclerotherapy method is popularly known as needle treatment or foam treatment.
Varicose Veins Treatment with Foam
Today, new diagnostic and treatment methods are applied to varicose veins problems, seen in approximately half of the society; with technological developments and the expansion of scientific studies, non-surgical varicose vein treatment is more preferred. Varicose veins, a vein disease, vary according to the causes of their formation and the veins in which they are located. Although not every treatment method is applied for every type of varicose veins, the treatment method to be used is decided after a detailed examination.
Today, the sclerotherapy method is applied in treating superficial varicose veins and capillary varicose veins, which cause cosmetic problems in the person and give symptoms with purple and green color under the skin.
The sclerotherapy method is popularly known as needle treatment or foam treatment. This method is based on the discipline of entering the insufficient vein with a needle and closing the vein as a result of a drug injection.
How is Varicose Veins Treatment with Sclerotherapy (Foam)?
Before the sclerotherapy method is applied in treating varicose veins, the vein showing insufficiency is diagnosed. In this process, the structure of varicose veins and the veins in which they are located are determined by a detailed physical examination accompanied by a color doppler ultrasound. If the insufficiency is only in superficial veins, sclerotherapy is applied.
The appropriate environment, medication, and patient are prepared for varicose veins that can be treated with sclerotherapy. Since it is a non-surgical method, it is possible to apply the treatment in clinics. It is decided whether the varicose vein will be treated with foam sclerotherapy or sclerotherapy with medication.
Foam (Sclerotherapy) Application
After the examination and diagnosis process, the patient and the materials for the application are prepared after deciding whether foam sclerotherapy or liquid sclerotherapy will be used. Sclerotherapy application for each vein takes approximately 15 to 45 minutes. After the application, the patient must wear compression stockings for a few days.
Several sessions may be required for the sclerotherapy method, which closes the varicose vein with medication or foam. This application cannot be applied to patients with varicose veins. The situations where sclerotherapy application is risky can be listed as follows;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding periods
- Conditions in which arterial vessels are unhealthy
- Having an allergenic constitution
- Presence of vascular occlusion
Although the sclerotherapy method may seem simple, it is a serious procedure that an experienced surgeon should perform. Before this procedure, it is of great importance that the vein map is removed in detail, the patient’s general health status is checked, and the correct vein is treated after the detection of the insufficient vein. It should not be forgotten that varicose vein treatment is personalized.
About Dr. Onur USTUNEL
He was born in 1983 in Kütahya. After successfully completed his six-year medical education in Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, he graduated in 2007. Under the obligatory service, he started his career as a general practitioner in the Seyitömer Healthcare Center in Kütahya.
He continued his specialization training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery following his success in the TUS exam (Specialty Exam in Medicine).
Following the current developments in his field, Op. Dr. Onur Üstünel proceed in his career at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery in University of Bologna School of Medicine Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital together with the famous cardiovascular surgeons Prof. Dr. Roberta Di Bartalemeo and Prof. Dr. Davide Pacini. In 2014 and 2015, he continued his academic development by participating in the EACTS (European Association of Assosication of Cardiothoracic Surgery) vocational training courses in Windsor, England.
After completing his specialty training, he worked in Siirt State Hospital as part of the obligatory service and then started to work at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. Moving to İzmir in later years, Dr. Onur Üstünel continued his career in Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital. Finally, he started the operations and services of his department at Bornova Türkan Özilhan State Hospital.
To offer a better quality and boutique service to his patients, he opened his own clinic here. He currently provide service to his patients in Alsancak. He is also a member of European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS), Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (TKDCD), National Society of Vascular Surgery and European Society for Vascular Surgery, and İzmir Chamber of Medicine. Onur Üstünel is interested in tennis as a hobby and is a member of İzmir Tennis Club.
