I am a 24 yr old female that works retail and consists of standing on a near daily basis. I am 6' tall and weigh around 200. I noticed tonight that there was a stinging sensation above my right ankle, I could feel something lifted. It was not very painful, just stinging when lightly brushing over. A few minutes later, it went down. Everything I have looked up has these symptoms, but includes others that I don't have. I don't have varicose veins, my legs are not swollen. It was the one vein.
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It is important to get an evaluation to make sure there is no upper extremity DVT by venous Duplex scan before any treatment is initiated. Radiation therapy can cause deep vein thrombosis 0f the SVC, jugular veins, subcalvian veins, etc. Access ports from chemotherapy also cause deep vein clots...
Following sclerotherapy of leg veins, it is important to apply compression. The issue is how long to wear the compression. When I first started doing sclerotherapy 18 years ago I recommended wearing support hose for 6 weeks and the compliance by patients was essentially zero. Over...
Depending on the size of the blood vessels, either laser or sclerotherapy can help improve the visibility of the veins. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian
