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Sclerotherapy to get rid of big veins on hands?
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I hate the big veins on my hands. Is it safe to get rid of them with sclerotherapy?
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Why is the vein that had sclerotherapy injection tender to the touch?
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I had a vein treated on my right rear calf with sclerotherapy injection. The vein is tender to the touch & firm. In addition, I have tingling/numbness in my right ankle & right foot.
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What solutions is used in foam scherotherapy?
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What solutions is used in foam scherotherapy?
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How long after phlebitis do I have to wait before having foam sclerotherapy?
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New collateral veins have opened up and my legs look ugly. Can foam sclerotherapy successfully treat post phlebitic large flacid veins and ankle veins?
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If you develop phlebitis after foam sclerotherapy, what happens to the leg?
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My leg aches continually especially in warm weather. Can this be eradicated with more foam to reduce the refluxing veins? What are my chances of getting phlebitis again in this leg and how long should I leave i...
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Does it make sense to perform a different procedure on each leg to treat reflux in the saphenous veins?
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I had a procedure to close saphenous veins on both legs. Two wks ago, the doctor performed endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) on the left. However, today, he decided to do ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGF...
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I had foam sclerotherapy and the foam has partially occluded my previously healthy great saphenous vein.
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My great saphenous vein which was healthy has become occluded in small segments running down from my groin after having foam. What should I do? Will it start to reflux and cause problems in the coming months?...
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I had varicose vein treatment via sclerotherapyon my shin 5 weeks ago. It feels tight and stings some of the time.
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My shin feels tight and a little numb. The skin has discoloration (reddish brown) and it stings where the vein is frequently.
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I have developed livedo reticularis after having foam sclerotherapy. Is this a normal reaction?
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Should livedo reticularis be indicative of a a condition called Lupus or is it common after sclerotherapy as the blood is re-routing?
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I've had flu-like symptoms since having foam sclerotherapy, is this normal?
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I've had flu-like symptoms (including nausea and headaches) since having foam sclerotherapy. They've last five days. Two and half weeks ago I had a laser procedure to treat my veins. Are my symptoms attributabl...
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After Foam Sclerotherapy treatment, how long do I need to wait before I can exercise again?
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I recently had foam sclerotherapy to treat a vein on my ankle. This followed EVLT treatment in the upper leg about a year ago. I have been advised to wear compression stockings for two weeks (day and night) and...
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Following sclerotherapy, a number of prominent blue veins appeared. Will they go away or do I need further treatment? Also, why did this happen?
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I am 23 years old. I got a foam sclerotherapy injection right behind my knee to address a small spider vein, and now I have prominent blue veins down my entire leg. Will this go away or do I need further treatm...
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Is it normal for new spider veins to form after sclerotherapy? What should I do?
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I had sclerotherapy on a medium enlarged blue vein a week ago. I removed the compression stockings to bathe and noticed bruising and red spider veins along the length of the veins treated. These spider veins ar...
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Sclerotherapy after EVLT
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I had EVLT in Sept 2009, and since, I cannot get my doctor to treat reticular veins on the lateral sides of my calf on one leg. He tells me to exercise my calves. Why won't he do sclerotherapy on them? Is thi...
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I've had many foam sclerotherapy treatments. Could this have long-term effects?
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I started with laser treatment and now I'm continually having to follow up with foam sclerotherapy treatments and glue. I feel like he's shutting down every vein I own! I know my legs are a mess. It's hereditar...
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Treating underlining cause
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How effective is foam sclerotherapy in eliminating the underlining cause? Whereas, I have read that the regular schlerotherapy does not treat the cause?
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It looks like I have bruising on my legs. What is this?
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I have had sclerotherapy and vein stripping since I was 16 years old. I am now 63. It looks like bruising on my legs (about the size of a quarter). What is this?
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I have a blood clot in my ankle, and now my ankle is double in size and painful. Should I go to the emergency room?
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I had foam sclerotherapy 2 days ago. Follow-up ultrasound showed 2 blood clots, one of which is in my ankle. My ankle is now double in size and painful. Do I go to the ER???
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It's been 4 days since my sclerotherapy treatment and I'm very bruised and red. Is this normal?
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It's been 4 days since my sclerotherapy treatment and I'm very bruised. There's also a lot of redness spreading on my legs. Is this normal? When will it go away or get better?
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