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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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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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My deep veins are not compressible after foam sclerotherapy and phlebitis.
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Should the inflammation settle and correct itself or could the deep veins be damaged causing post phlebitic limb? There was no sign of a clot although a lack of compressibility is worrying. My leg aches and I...
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I have developed phlebitis in my great saphenous vein in my calf after foam slcerotherapy. This vein was healthy before and had competent valves.
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I have developed phlebitis in my great saphenous vein in my calf after foam slcerotherapy. This vein was healthy before and had competent valves.
My leg and ankle ache continually and I have large flaccid u...
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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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Will this damage the valves and create bulging blue veins?
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I have developed phlebitis after foam sclerotherapy in my healthy veins. Will this damage the valves and create bulging blue veins?
Does phlebitis cause the limb to continually ache and create heavy leg cra...
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Does this mean the deep veins will become incompetent now?
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I have developed inflammation in my deep veins after foam sclerotherapy injections. Does this mean the deep veins will become incompetent now?
I do not have a dvt just deep vein inflammation. Will this damag...
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Can Foam Sclerotherapy in a perforator vein leak into a deep vein?
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I had the VENUS procedure done 4 weeks ago along with foam sclerotherapy into a perforator vein about 3" above my ankle. Ultrasound shows a thrombosis in this area. It is still hardened, tender, and has not imp...
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Pain in my foot following sclerotherapy
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I had UGS 5 months ago. The doctor then injected unguided foam into a vein on the front of my calf that went into the veins in my foot, I developed 2 ulcers at the front ankle I have had worsening pain ever sin...
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Is Foam Sclerotherpy risky if you have diabetes?
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Are there any dangers having this procedure if you are a diabetic with varicose veins?
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What are the advantages of using CO2 Foam?
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What are the advantages of CO2 when used as an injectable for vein procedures?? What are the risks?
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Are only phlebologists allowed to perform Foam Sclerotherapy?
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I've seen the procedure advertised at medspas, and wondered who is qualified to perform it legally.
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Does foam sclerotherapy have to be performed with ultrasound?
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Or can it be done without?
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Is Foam Sclerotherapy the best procedure for the removal of spider veins?
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Is Foam Sclerotherapy the best procedure for the removal of spider veins? Or are others more recommended?
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What is used to create the foam in foam sclerotherapy?
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Is the foam a separate ingredient? What are the chances of an allergic reaction?
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Can foam sclerotherapy be toxic?
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Is it bad for your health to have sclerotherapy? It seems dangerous to inject chemicals like that directly into the bloodstream. Couldn't they spread and cause damage to other veins/areas of the body?
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Is Foam scerotherapy used for the ablation of the Saphenous vein like EVLT or ligation?
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Is Foam Sclerotherapy effective on the larger variscosities of the legs and should this type of procedure be guided by ultrasound? A vascular surgeon stated ultasound guided Foam Sclerotherapy is safer than EVL...
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