I'm a 28 year old male whose had some broken veins in my penis for some time. I'm circumcised. The superficial dorsal vein is healthy and normal, but other veins in the skin on my penis have been widening. Previously invisible tributary veins/blood vessels have gradually become visible, as they are connected to the damaged veins. I was fine living with some of this but since it's spreading I'm wondering if it's possible to stop the process.
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Thank you for the question! In my practice, I offer sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation, Clariven treatment, and microphlebectomy to treat varicose and spider veins. It's not a matter of one treatment being better than the other. Rather, the choice of treatment will depend on a size and l...
Following the acute setting where a patient can have an allergic reaction (rare), bruising (common) which will resorb and fade, phlebitis and deep vein thrombosis (are rare), the likelihood of hyperpigmentation is real and warrants the use of compression stockings for a period of 2 weeks to 3...
Hypertension is very common in our society and hypertension is not a risk factor related to complications during or following sclerotherapy. Hisotory of phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, blood clots (DVT), pulmonary embolism, thrombophilia as in clotting complications place you at higher risk of...
