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Spider Veins Results In Neurolgia
asked 1 year ago by elstep in kent
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 104 times
Tags: 3 days post-op, complication, neuralgia
spider vein treatment from laser resulted in me having an episode of neurolgia do you think this is possible a result of the spider vein treatment which was to a vein coming from my top lip on the left side, which is the same side of the face as the neurolgia. It happened 2 days after the treament. If is it possible will the neurolgia clear shortly as the nerve repairs itself?
2 answers to Spider Veins Results In Neurolgia
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This very difficult to even guess at. A neurologist will be best able to help you figure out this issue.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Lip vein laser treatment--did it cause neuralgia?
Perhaps you did not see my answer to your other question on this topic (May 31, 2011), but I am quite certain that if you developed neuralgia after treatment of your lip, it was coincidental to the treatment and NOT a cause-and-effect relationship.
If indeed you had (have) neuralgia on the same side as your laser treatment, I would seriously look for other causes, even if they seem temporally related. Often two events, particularly when they occur near each other in time,...
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