I had schlerotherapy 6 weeks ago. Everything was fine until a few days ago. My leg has a swollen painful lump and it is getting worse. What could cause this? My veins were on the larger size that were treated
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What you are describing is telangiectatic matting, the tiniest and most fragile spider veins that cause the appearance you describe. They require treatment of the underlying venous insufficiency - truncal and perforator veins and also the 'feeder' veins. Once these are treated, the focus...
I advise that you seek out someone who is board certified in performing vein treatments / procedures. Usually for spider veins, this would be a vascular surgeon or dermatologist who runs a vein clinic or vein center. For varicose veins, you are best served by seeing a vascular...
I agree that this is a very vascular area and no matter what technique is used, realistic expectations should be given to the patient at the outset of treament, reminding them they are likely to recur and very likely that they will need multiple treatments, whether it is laser, IPL or very very...