A history of injection treatments – II sclerotherapy

INTRODUCTION: Sclerotherapy in all its current forms is based on experience going back to the 1850s. METHODS: To trace the evolution of sclerotherapy over the past 250 years, using the internet for past documentation and the literature. CONCLUSION: Sclerotherapy principles were established long ago, although current modifications have been made possible by the introduction of detergent sclerosants and ultrasound guidance.