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A New Era

Arch Dermatol. 2003;139:1494-1496.

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THE EUROPEAN dermatology community has long embraced phlebology. The systematic study of venous diseases among dermatologists in Europe has flourished since the 18th century. In contrast, dermatologists in the United States have mostly focused on the treatment of venous ulcers; only recently have sclerotherapy and surgical phlebology been slowly gaining prominence.¹

The interest in sclerotherapy plateaued in the 1980s, as the state of the art stagnated. Then in 1993, Juan Cabrera, first author of the sclerotherapy article appearing in this issue of the ARCHIVES,² began using a microfoam preparation of sodium tetradecyl sulfate and polidocanol for sclerotherapy. It represented a revolution in the treatment of venous diseases.^2-3

The history of foam sclerotherapy actually dates back to Orbach,⁴ who first proposed the use of foam in 1944, generated by the simple process of shaking a sclerosant solution in a syringe with air. This produced a foam with large bubbles and a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Te-Shao Hsu, MD
SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill
1244 Boylston St, Suite 302
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Robert A. Weiss, MD
Hunt Valley, Md

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