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Had first session - legs look worse, new spider veins formed on top of green feeder veins .Is this a red flag to stop? )photo)

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Is this is a case is it Matting or a bad sign for this to always happen.I've always had a green veins never bothered me .but does this after affect mean im not good candidate.itd been a month just had foam sclerotherapy with a phlebologist doctor advised me to work on green veins first to stop the feeders. now I see more spider veins on top of these feeders after they been treated. Some fine network of red veins above these green veins will this be a continuous problem with each session?

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