Use of 5% monoethanolamine oleate foam in oral varicose

Abstract Objective Oral varicose is an acquired change that occurs in the veins. Usually, small oral varicose require no treatment. Aesthetic site, trauma and bleeding risk of the lesion need of intervention. This technical note describes the treatment of oral varicose by sclerotherapy in form of foam. Method The 5% monoethanolamine oleate was used. The foam was produced with Tessari method, in which the proportion air:liquid sclerosing was 4:1. A single application of the 0.5 mL of foam was made under local anesthesia. Result Signs and symptoms were minimal after the treatment. Clinical remission of the lesion was observed in two weeks. Conclusion The 5% monoethanolamine oleate foam showed to be effective and safety for treatment this case of the oral varicose.