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After 2 Treatment of Sclerotherpy I Was Left with More Red Veins Than Before. How Can I Fix This?
I had few red veins on my upper thighs on the side and after the treatment now I have more dark red veins above the knee like big bruised area. I'm so bumped now had I know that happens I would lived with what I had easly covered with tanning. What to do now??? Please Advise me. Thank you!
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Red veins after sclerotherapy
The development of fine red veins after sclerotherapy is called “telangiectatic matting” (TM). TM usually will resolve on its own 3-6 months after it appears with no treatment. It represents the temporary opening or enlarging of vessels in response to the inflammation of the sclerotherapy procedure. Women who are taking estrogen containing products including birth control pills are more at risk for TM to occur. If the TM does not go away, then you most likely have a non-treated...
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Sclerotherapy and veins
Do you have photos of before and after? In this situation I think that would be most helpful. Frankly, sclerotherapy when done correctly destroys the vein and it's ability to have blood flow by injecting a solution that irritates the vein and it collapses. It doesn't make more veins appear and it's not possible for this to happen. So if you have pictures in this case it would be extremely helpful to see what's going on and if you have veins or the veins are actually in a sort...
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