I had sclerotherapy done 10 months ago. I developed an area of dermal necrosis and ulceration in my anterior leg (1.5cm diameter of true necrosis with 1-2 cm of surrounding skin changes) . This area has slowly healed although the skin still remains very thin in the central area and easily sloughed off. My doctor then recommend fractionated laser to help improve the scar. This was done a month ago and the wound is still occasionally oozing. What kind of doctor and treatment should i get for this?
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Retin-A and retinoids products are commonly used today.We tell patients to stop using Retin-A or retinoid products a week before scheduled vein procedures such as sclerotherapy or laser treatment for spider veins.
Various laser (e.g. VBeam) and light devices (e.g. IPL, BBL) can be used to remove or fade broken blood vessels and capillaries, but there are NO creams on the market that can achieve the same results.
Accelerated healing for pigmentation is best accomlished by wearing stockings religiously for at least 3 months and also placing cremes to reduce hyerpigmentation - hyerigmentation is the most common issue that patients note after sclerotherapy and laser treatments for spider veins, reticular...