Baltimore Sclerotherapy doctors
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Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
10 East 31 Street, Baltimore |
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Margaret Weiss, MD
Baltimore Dermatologist
54 Scott Adam Rd Suite 301, Baltimore |
6 answers | |
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Robert A. Weiss, MD
Baltimore Dermatologic Surgeon
54 Scott Adam Rd Suite 301, Hunt Valley |
3 answers | |
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David V. Martini, MD
Elkton Facial Plastic Surgeon
330 E. Pulaski Hwy, Elkton |
2 answers | |
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Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
9171 Baltimore National Pike Suite 205, Ellicott City |
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Recent Answers
Besides scaring, what are other common complications of Sclerotherapy? Why?
The complications of sclerotherapy
1: scarring, due to extravasation of the medicine into the tissue.
2; hemosidrin stain
3: No response, or minimal response
4: Discomfort while injecting the medicine
5: Very rarely deep venous thrombosis
Is there any truth to the claim that spider veins can fade by on their own around two to three months after giving birth? How long should I wait after pregnancy to have sclerotherapy?
Spider veins will not fade. Wait till you finish breast feeding then may have sclerotherapy for treatment
I have had Sclerotherapy injections for several years in an attempt to combat the spider veins which are in greatest concentration around my shin and ankle areas.
My physician has told me that there is a limit as to what can be done to eradicate these veins, as they are so tiny and numerous. Is there any hope for me to ever have lower legs and ankles that don't look red and blotchy?
When done by an experienced physician with training in vein treatment and an understanding of leg veins, sclerotherapy is extremely successful with an excellent safety record. The most important thing is to find the right doctor. Dermatologic surgeons who perform sclerotherapy are typically your best choice; knowing how leg veins connect with each other, what solution to use and in what concentration, and when to perform ultrasound testing is very important.
McGraw-Hill is publishing the second edition of our textbook on vein treatment in January 2012. We have over 25 years of experience with more than 30,000 patients.
For the ankle, experience and skill of the physician are key. Sometimes, a vascular laser may be used. It is very rare to not be able to get success. You may need to have maintenance treatments, perhaps as often as once or twice a year. But that's better than having lower legs and ankles that would otherwise worsen to becoming purple.
