My doctor wanted to try the Vbeam first because there was less of a chance for a scar. She mentioned that the ND:Yag laser should work but only by someone who has extensive experience with it because she's seen scarring. I need to find someone in the Washington, DC metro area who has experience with the Yag and/or Cutera CoolGlide for venous lakes. Does anyone have Physician referrals? Thank you!
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Fortunately, it is very very unlikely to get sclerotherapy related ulceration with modern chemicals and techniques (such as foam sclerotherapy).
Unfortunately, the use of 21% saline solutions (as in the past) was associated with the development of cutaneous ulcers. Modern chemicals that are...
Blood vessel growths can be treated with many different lasers and light sources. At Las Vegas Dermatology we use cynosure's cynergy laser to destroy vessels with a combination of pulsed dye 585nm & ND:Yag 1064nm laser therapy. It takes somewhere between 2-4 treatments on average...
Matting can occur following sclerotherapy and the treatment that you describe does seem appropriate. Re injecting the matted area and looking for a feeder are all appropriate. If this fails, then you have three choices- 1.allow time for it to resolve and it could take up to one year,...