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Thank you for your question. Everyone heals differently. I would recommend being treated under the supervision of a Board Certified Dermatologist for safest and best treatment option. I hope this helps.
Sclerotherapy is one option that general surgeons utilize to treat hemorrhoids. Symptomatic grade 1 or 2 hemorrhoids are treated by colorectal surgeons using rubber band ligation, infrared coagulation or radiofrequency bipolar energy source. I would contact a board certified colon rectal surgeon for best outcomes.
What sclerotherapy does to hemorrhoids is to cause them to clot. Once clotted, it normally takes anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks for the clot to resorb and the area to heal.
Cosmetic veins are not covered by insurance companies. However, symptomatic veins are usually a covered procedure. Certain criteria need to be met to cover veins by insurance including symptoms and a trial of medical management. However, we also classify veins by two methods--CEAP and VCS...
Superficial vein thrombophlebitis can occur following sclerotherapy if the patient does not wear compression stockings or if the sclerosed veins are not adequately compressed using stockings. If this occurs, it is important to recognize it early and in some cases to place a tiny puncture wound...
Hemosiderin following sclerotherapy may last months or years. It is likely that the amount of hemosiderin that you have will fade away within a few months. If the hemosiderin persists, I have had good results treating the hemosiderin with low dose q-switched alexandrite lasers using...
Going into the sun will always produce new spots and new veins. The skin gets thin and sun damaged from too much ultraviolet light. Six hours in direct sun light is probably too much if you are fair. Hopefully as it fades, they will seem less red. I would try in the future to minimize the...
We specialize in the treatment of varicose veins everywhere in the body except on the male genitalia.Treatment of veins on the feet can be treated with microphlebectomy (if large) or sclerotherapy commonly and sometimes using a combination of both. Some surgeons utilize expensive endovenous...
The Cutera CoolGlide laser is a 1064nm Nd/YAG laser with adjustable 10-100 msec pulse duration and fluence available up to 100J/cm2. This is predominantly used for hair removal, and is effective for this application. It is not a "wrong" laser for treatment of blood vessels, but 1064nm...
