Learning Objectives
 
●  Be able to list alternatives to Microsclerotherapy for leg telangiectasias and reticular veins 
●  Be able to justify why Microsclerotherapy is the method of choice for the treatment of leg telangiectasias and reticular veins 

Patients are increasingly doing their own research before seeking advice. They may have come across promotional material on the internet which proposes one or more of the following as superior to Microsclerotherapy. 
●  Intense Pulsed Light 
●  Transdermal Laser 
●  Transdermal Thermocoagulation 
●  Cryo-Laser and Cryo-Sclerotherapy (CLaCs) 

Sclerotherapists need to be able to discuss these in the context of Microsclerotherapy.