Laser Treatment of Reticular Leg Veins vs. Sclerotherapy

Reticular leg veins are mostly an aesthetic problem. Sclerotherapy is considered the gold standard for treatment them. However, this method has a high frequency of long persistent hyperpigmentation which decreases the patients' satisfaction. It is a reason to find another method of treatment. Another possible technique to treat reticular veins is the Nd:YAG long pulse 1064 nm transdermal laser or Nd:YAG laser combined with injection sclerotherapy. There are a few studies comparing sclerotherapy with laser treatment and combined treatment with sclerotherapy. But there are no prospective, randomized, comparative clinical trials of all three methods: the 1064 nm Nd:YAG long pulse laser, combined treatment of a 1064 nm Nd:YAG long pulse laser with sclerotherapy and sclerotherapy alone. The aim of current study is the efficacy assessment of the 1064 nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser, combined treatment of the 1064 nm Nd:YAG long pulse laser with sclerotherapy and sclerotherapy alone for the treatment of reticular leg veins and analysis of side effects to establish advantages and disadvantage of these methods and find the best option for treatment of reticular leg veins.