Treatment of essential telangiectasia: Effects of increasing concentrations of polidocanol

Hereditary Benign Telangiectasia

“…Laser therapy (argon or CO,), sclerotherapy or the com bination of the two is the treatment of choice [9][10][11], Sys temic tetracycline therapy has been reported to be success ful in the primary telangiectatic condition [12]. For our pa tient laser therapy was planned, which he refused.…”

The new‐generation, high‐energy, 595 nm, long pulse‐duration, pulsed‐dye laser effectively removes spider veins of the lower extremity

“…Of the patients who had received sclerotherapy and presented for laser treatment, over 50% had developed telangiectatic matting [12]. The incidence of telangiectatic matting has been reported to vary widely [13][14][15][16], but recent studies suggest it to be between 15 and 24% [17,18]. This side-effect often worsens with repeated sclerotherapy, making laser a first-line treatment for telangiectatic matting.…”

Sclerotherapy of Varicose and Telangiectatic Leg Veins: Minimal Sclerosant Concentration of Hypertonic Saline and Its Relationship to Vessel Diameter

“…Norris et al 14 performed a double‐blind study comparing polidoconol 0.25, 0.75, and 1.0%. They found that polidocanol 0.5% was most effective for total clearing of vessels (not characterized by vessel diameter) because polidocanol 0.75 and 1.0% caused more side effects, including hyperpigmentation.…”