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I Had Sclerotherapy Done Yesterday on Right Leg Behind Knee. My Leg is Swollen to my Toes?
Do i need to worry about the swelling? It wasn't swollen until I took compression dressing off to shower, then instant swelling from knee to my toes. My ankle, calf and foot are all swollen.
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Swollen After Sclerotherapy
After undergoing sclerotherapy treatment for leg veins, it's very common for patients to experience leg swelling, especially if they do not continue to wear their compression garment as advised. Typically, compression garments should be worn around the clock for the first several days. I do not recommend compression dressings but graduated compression stockings. If a compression dressing is not properly applied with the correct bandage, the compression can make things worse.
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Sclerotherapy
I would highly recommend that you seek medical attention and follow-up with your treating physician.
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Swelling After Sclerotherapy Warrants Dulex Vein Scanning to Rule out Deep Vein Clots
If you develop any swelling of the extremity after sclerotherapy, then a doppler ultrasound examination (Duplex scan) is warranted to exclude deep vein thrombosis. Most of the time, this scan will be normal but it is imerative to do the scan as it is the only test that is done that excludes a deep vein clot with certainty.
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Swelling After Sclerotherapy
Swelling after sclerotherapy can be a sign of a blood clot, and one should seek immediate medical attention. Please contact whoever performed the surgery for you to ensure that you are healing correctly.
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Swelling after vein treatment
The two main causes of swelling after sclerotherapy are that it swells below the wrap if an ace wrap is used and that inflamation is caused by either sclero being injected into the adjacent tissue around the vein.
A dvt can always occur too but this is very rare unless they are injecting into varicosities or reticular veins and using high strength sclero solutions.
obviously only one of the three of these things can hurt you so it may be advisable to get...
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