The vein hardening following sclerotherapy is actually scar tissue formation within the treated veins. I normally tell my patients 6-8 months or more depending on how large the original vein was and how much scar tissue was present. The more scar tissue, generally the longer it takes. A person's level of activity also affects healing time. The more active, the faster the scar tissue goes away.

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It really depends on the size of the veins that are treated. Usually the larger the vein, the longer it will take your body to reabsorb the closed veins.

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Anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. It does depend on how fast your body can heal, and everyone has a different rate of healing. Those spots will heal with time.

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The vein will feel hard within the first week. It will usually resolve
within 6-12 months. Spider veins usually resolve within 4-6 weeks.

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This may take a month or two and often these lumps require drainage to remove
the old blood which initially will feel "hard" and eventually will "liquify"
and will be amenable to drainage with a needle 6-8 weeks after the
injections.

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There is a lot of variation and it is mostly related to the size of the treated vein. Larger veins will take longer compared to smaller-size veins.

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Anywhere from two to six weeks is the usual amount of time necessary for sclerotherapy to heal. If you still have hard areas after six weeks then you should follow up with your physician.

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