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Which Part of my Body Does Doxycycline Help During Sclerotherapy?
asked 7 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Question viewed 109 times
Tags: antibiotic, infection, prevention, reasons, veins
4 answers to Which Part of my Body Does Doxycycline Help During Sclerotherapy?
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?? Prevention of Infection.
Doxycycline is a commonly prescribed antibiotic. As such it would not have a real role in sclerotherapy. The only reason I can contemplate for your physician to use Doxycyline would be their fear that you might suffer an infection. Perhaps, prescribing Doxycycline would give your physician reassurance that all would be well if bacteria entered the injection site.
Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
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Are antibiotics necessary for Sclerotherapy?
There is no rationale for the routine use of antibiotics for Sclerotherapy. Perhaps your doctor prescribed this for another problem you inquired about during your Sclerotherapy visit?
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Sclerotherapy does not require doxycycline
I have been doing sclerotherapy (leg vein injections) and have never required any antibiotic, including doxycline, as part of my treatment.
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Sclerotherapy
Doxycycline is an antibiotic most commonly used to treat acne and rosacea. You should ask your doctor why he or she wants you to take it for sclerotherapy which is an injectable treatment for your leg veins.
Jacqueline Calkin, MD
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon