Ten years of experience with first-visit foam sclerotherapy to initiate venous ulcer healing.

Objective: We evaluated the effect of first-visit foam sclerotherapy compared with scheduled treatment for patients with venous ulceration.

Methods: The study design was a retrospective comparative study. From December 2009 to October 2019, a total of 245 venous ulcers in 214 patients (including recurrent ulcers) were treated at Oulu University Hospital.