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Stained, sore spot a year after sclerotherapy.

SGreenwich83
A year ago I received sclerotherapy on my ankle. The results were bad: an ulcer that lasted 3 months and brown spots. An inch from the injection site I developed a small area that looks and feels like a permanent bruise - light brown color and always tender to the touch. I have been to two doctors and neither know what this is. I am worried this is a blood clot or venous stasis caused by the injections. The attached photo shows 1: the ulcer scar, 2: the painful permanently bruised spot.

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