Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure that uses a tiny needle to inject into affected veins a sclerosing agent. This is done in spider and varicose veins. This method has been around since the 1930’s to treat those conditions. Over time this procedure has become quite popular and it takes a medical practitioner with a certain skill set, to be able to perform this procedure. This means that they have to be trained in the process.
Sclerotherapy Training Overview
The Sclerotherapy training is a customed tailored program that is used to educate and teach the methods of the procedure to people who are beginners to advanced practitioners. The coursse are typically multi-day and very personalized. They are designed in a way to show the various aspects of training as well as giving in-depth information. Sclerotherapy training is often very intense and a the information is provided to ensure that individuals are well trained in this procedure.
Once the course is finished, then the individuals can return back to their practice and offer and use effectively the process of Sclerotherapy to treat varicose veins and spider veins.
Why Attend Sclerotherapy Training?
Adding an area of expertise can do wonders for a medical practice. You can add to your repertoire an added procedure that is high in demand.
With Sclerotherapy training, it will provide the proper methods to doing this procedure, as well as learning about sound diagnostic & treatment skills will greatly improve treatment results & patient satisfaction.
Over 60% of the American population suffers from some aspect of venous disease and treatment for varicose veins and spiders has become one of the most requested cosmetic medical procedures in the U.S. today. This is one way to ensure that you know how to do a procedure that is very popular.
Who Should Take Sclerotherapy Training?
The training is open for all health practitioners who are interested in having this skill and expand their level of expertise. You have people who are in the field of Plastic Surgery, Cardiology, and Vascular Surgery who participate. You alsohave Pas, RNs and Nurse Paractitioners who participate to increase their expertise and skills.
The training is designed to help beginners as well as experienced attendants. For new practitioners, it can help by adding this skill to their current practice of medicine. For the experienced, it is a chance for them to update their skills.
What Will Be Learned In The Sclerotherapy Training?
- Learn how to incorporate Sclerotherapy into current medical practices.
- Add sclerotherapy skills to your existing practice
- Be aware of the importance of different Sclerotherapy treatments.
- Clinically assess a new vein patient with history and physical examination
- Discuss the various protocols that are used to treat veins in the legs using sclerotherapy, injections.
- Learn when to conduct specific studies.
- Learn about the various warnings before treatment is done.
- Go into detail about the different procedures available.
- Learn about the safe ways to dilute sclerosing agents.
Typical Sclerotherapy Courses Cost & Length?
The prices below are an average cost for 3 day Sclerotherapy courses.
$3000+ – Primary Practitioner This price is the typical cost for people who are new practitioners or have some experience. It is geared for people who are looking to taking their skills to a new level, or learning about the procedure to add it to their list of services.
$2500+ – Second Practitioner (physician, PA, RN) This price is for people who accompany the primary physician. Usually training courses give discounts if everyone from the same office
$1500+ – Nurses RNs and LPNs There is special training for these practitioners who usually assist the primary one.
$500+ – Medical Assistants Special training at a special cost is available for medical assistants who work with and help the primary practitioner.
Sclerotherapy Courses
A typical course includes
- Treatment of spider veins and reticular veins with sclerotherapy.
- Foam technique
- Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy treatment of varicose veins
- Treatment of leg spider veins & facial veins.