Sclerotherapy

Phlebotherapy

Obliterative action

“Regenerative” non-obliterative action

Highly inflammatory action

Slightly inflammatory action

Only clearly pathological vessels and the reticular veins connected to ectatic venules and telangiectasias are injected

Systematic injection of all vessels visible even by means of transillumination

Acts on the effect of the disorder

Acts on both the cause and the effect of the disorder, i.e. on the entire perforating and superficial circulation

Injecting large amounts of solution engenders risks

Injection of large amounts of solution is risk-free

Efficacy proportional to the concentration of the solution injected

Efficacy proportional to the quantity of solution injected

The solution is not forced into the underlying vessels

The solution is forced into the underlying vessels

The action is two-dimensional; telangiectasias and superficial veins; in rare cases three-dimensional: main perforators. Three-dimensional action is exerted in limited areas and does not extend to the entire circulation

Three-dimensional action extends to the entire superficial and perforating circulation

Pre-established amounts of solution are injected into telangiectasias

The unit of solution injected into the vessels is determined by the resistance to the plunger of the syringe

The size of the vessels is important

The pressure of the vessels is important

Anti-platelet therapy is normally contraindicated

Anti-platelet therapy is mandatory

Sclerotherapy do not respect the anatomical and functional integrity of the circulation

T.R.A.P. permanently restore the perforating and superficial circulation in the lower limbs

Complications arise even if the procedure is performed correctly

No complications if the procedure is performed correctly.

La scleroterapia è poco efficace