Reviews
Foam sclerotherapy and eccentric compression
Author(s): Vincent Crebassa* and CH Gardon Mollard
Digressive compression of 20 mm Hg does not modify the diameter of
saphenous varicose veins in a standing position. This explains the results of
Dr Hamel-Desnos’ study, which demonstrated that there was no significant
benefit to the use of this compression after treatment with foam sclerotherapy
of the Great Saphenous Vein. Dr. Zarca will confirm, few years later, these
same results with a compression of 30 mm Hg.
So how can we explain the recommendations of many authors who suggest
that we must use an eccentric compression?
This can be explained by the Laplace’s Law which explains that the more the
surface is plane, the lower the transmitted pressure is. This is also explained
by the physical law of pressure transmission according to the density of the
compressed tissues: the suppler the surface is, the lower the transmitted
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DOI:
10.37532/1983-8905.2021.14(1).6-9
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