I started having groin pain and inner thigh pain 7 months after EVLA. What could it be?

Question

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, transillumination, and infrared light to map out vein networks prior to therapy. Lasers can be used to treat deep varicose vein insufficiency, vein perforators, and varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is ideal for spider veins and reticular veins. Whereas surgery is reserved for severely incompetent varicose vein segments.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 surgeon

John Landi, MD · Answer

There are many reasons for groin and thigh pain and your symptoms may not be related at all to your prior procedure.  I would recommend following up with your treating physician and certainly repeating the ultrasound of that area.

Georgios Ziakas, MD, FACS · Answer

EVLA delivers thermal energy via LASER to cause collapse of the varicose veins. Occasionally, it may cause nerve irritation due to the energy dispersal resulting to these symptoms for a variable length of time. Some of these nerves follow the same path as the greater and lesser saphenous veins. It is recommended that you follow up with your surgeon for evaluation.

I started having groin pain and inner thigh pain 7 months after EVLA. What could it be?

Answers (3)

Recommended reading

Everything you need to know about Sclerotherapy

Our mission is to create a world where every investment in modern beauty is Worth It.

I started having groin pain and inner thigh pain 7 months after EVLA. What could it be?

Answers (3)

Browse related questions

Recommended reading

Everything you need to know about Sclerotherapy

Our mission is to create a world where every investment in modern beauty is Worth It.