Are new prominent veins normal after minor leg surgery? Sclerotherapy candidate? (Photos)

February 11, 2014

I had a .5mm excision on back of my leg to remove a atypical mole 3 months ago . I was told to wear an ace bandage for 3 weeks. I limited my walking for 2 weeks. During the 3 weeks I noticed I had itching on parts of my legs where there are now prominent veins on my ankle. Could faulty compression/ and lack of exercise have stretched out the veins or caused me to develop start of vericose veins? The vein goes up to the incision scar exactly. Will they return to normal?

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