I've Had Sclerotherapy Done Yesterday Can I Take my Stockings off to Have a Shower then Put Back On?

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Can I remove my stockings to have a shower and then put them back on straight away? I had sclerotherapy yesterday 29/4/13

Mitchel Goldman, MD · Answer

It’s important that you continue to wear your compression stockings around the clock, especially if you only had your treatment one day ago. If you remove the stocking during the shower, the treated veins will enlarge with the pressure of standing and the heat of the shower and fill back with blood preventing them from dissolving. As a board certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon specializing in sclerotherapy, I always recommend that my patients wear these garments non-stop for the first week. After one week, you may remove them during the day and only wear them during the night.

Tif Siragusa, MD · Answer

Taking your stockings off the day following your sclerotherapy should not cause you any problems. Once you get dried off put them back on and everything should be fine. The one thing to be aware of however, is that you wanna avoid taking hot long showers for the first few days after your procedure. The heat actually causes the veins that were treated to dilate and increases the chances of them opening back up which is exactly what we don’t want to happen.

Vivek Bansal, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. This should not be a big issue provided you replace them when you are out of the shower, and keep the temperature as cool as is comfortable. I hope this helps.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

You can take your stockings off to shower are sclerotherapy. I recommend my patients to wear them for 2 weeks during the day and night after treatment.

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, you can take your compression stockings off to take a shower and then put them back on afterwards.  It is not necessary to wear the stockings while you are sleeping.

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