Schlerotherapy – Zap those Vericose Veins!

Sigh…genetics and age are not treating my body right. But that’s ok, because I have Dr. Marks on my team! I’ve been undergoing almost 2 years of continual Schlerotherapy – or simply put, vericose vein removal.

Basically the way it works is you get a series of shots directly to your veins, you don’t feel the injection at all because the needle is itty bitty, but once the fluid is injected into the vein you feel a charlie-horse cramp thing for like half a minute, and then it’s gone. Doc Marks swabs the injection site up and then tapes it up. After the said vein is injected, it ‘collapses” and the ache is gone. And so is the vein! He sends you home with your leg wrapped up in an ace bandage that you have to wear for like 2 weeks to keep the vein from swelling up under your weight but you can totally go back to regular activity the next day.

Unfortunately for me, I am super prone to vericose veins so I have to get repeat injections every 6-8 months to keep them under control.