I had my first session of sclerotherapy on both legs and my doctor told me to wear the stocking only during the daytime and for just 3 days. I have read many posts that state compression should be work constantly for up to 10 days. Should I be concerned that he is limiting the stockings to only 3 days?
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Unfortunately as the skin thins with age, we start to see the underlying veins on our face, arms and everywhere else on our body. Central facial veins, such as those on the nose are very stubborn to treat and I classically don't treat them. If I did, I would use a long-pulsed 1064nm...
Sclerotherapy causes a controlled chemical inflammation of the veins (phlebitis) which eventually cause thrombosis or obliteration of the injected (sclerosed) vein(s). Sometimes the inflammation is prolonged but it is not uncommon for the more superficial veins to become red and inflamed and be ...
The veins on your photo do
not look pathological: they are straight and, therefore, are not stretched
along, which means they are not stretched across either. Once your
weight is back to baseline and / or if your legs bother you, you might want to
have a formal evaluation performed by a...
