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Information for patients about leg vein treatment If you have varicose veins, thread veins or spider veins on your legs, sclerotherapy is a safe and well-established treatment which has been used for over fifty years. Although there are a number of alternative treatments which are effective and preferable for thread veins on the face, it remains the most reliable and successful treatment… View Article
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Resources This section includes summaries of scientific publications, most written by members or the board of the BAS. We have also included sections on video presentations and FAQs. Other articles have been specially compiled for this section by members of the Association. In many instances we have included a link to the original source of the… View Article
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Sclerotherapy FAQs for Patients This section summarises the answers to questions commonly asked by patients and sclerotherapists. The information here covers some of the commonly discussed topics. What is sclerotherapy? Sclerotherapy is an injection procedure to treat thread veins. The procedure involves injection of a sterile solution (called a sclerosing solution) into the small veins using a very fine… View Article
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BAS 2012 Annual Meeting The British Association of Sclerotherapists held a one day conference at Ettington Chase, Ettington, Stratford-upon-Avon The meeting included presentations by eminent experts in the field of phlebology and sclerotherapy. Live demonstrations followed including both foam and liquid sclerotherapy. The meeting concluded with a discussion of ‘Top Tips’ from experienced practitioners. The meeting programme is… View Article
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BAS 2014 Annual Meeting The British Association of Sclerotherapists held a one day conference in Meriden near Birmingham. The meeting included presentations by eminent experts in the field of phlebology and sclerotherapy. Live demonstrations followed including both foam and liquid sclerotherapy. The meeting concluded with a discussion of ‘Pearls and Pitfalls’. The meeting programme is shown below. … View Article
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Code of Conduct The BAS is at present a small, but not insignificant organisation. Our aim is to raise standards of practice through education and support for its members and in so doing promote confidence in this treatment for the public and associated health care professionals who may refer. Membership must therefore be meaningful without being exclusive. We… View Article
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