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Blue and purple spider veins on buttocks after PMMA injections.

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askinjMay 25, 2018

I'm guessing since pregnant women can sometimes get spider veins on buttocks if pressure is exerted on buttocks from extra weight that pressure was exerted from extra volume of major buttock swelling after the procedure. If correct, then would injections to remove spider veins work?

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