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My leg and foot are swollen after foam sclerotherapy. Could this be lymphedema?
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A month and a half ago I had a foam sclerotherapy in my lower right leg. Immediately my lower leg and foot swelled up from the injection site down and hasn't subsided since. Could this be lymphedema? I had m...
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Can large, bulging veins be treated on feet?
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I have many bulging veins on both feet. Duplex ultrasound showed no reflux or insufficiency and that veins are not varicose. It was recommended that I do nothing since there is no need. If want to fix them for ...
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I had foam sclerotherapy 4 months ago and I still have a lumpy and sore area. It hurts after sitting for a while. Is this normal?
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It was a large vein that was treated and whilst it no longer protrudes, you can feel it under the skin.
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Is it possible for spider veins to appear under the eye after schlerotherapy of the leg?
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After having my leg treated with sclerotherapy, two spider veins appeared under my eye. Are the two related? Is it possible for spider veins to appear under the eye after schlerotherapy of the leg?
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Can most veins be treated successfully?
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I have no great saphenous vein in my right leg from my ankle to groin and in my left leg vein is partially occluded. I still have many visible veins. Can they be treated so I don't have the appearance of many...
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Can veins be injected with foam around the ankle, achilles area?
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I have aching/bulging veins around my calf and ankle. What treatment would be best to eliminate these permanently?
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Is it usual to still feel pain 2.5 weeks after foam sclerotherapy treatment for varicose veins?
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I had the great and short saphenous veins treated on both legs. I am still wearing compression hose during the day but my legs feel very tender and bruised and it hurts when I walk.
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I have hard lumps and pain in my treated leg. Is this normal? What do I do?
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I had foam scleotherapy 16 days ago on a very superficial varicose vein behind my left knee. The surgeon injected the vein with foam; however, at that moment, I felt pain along the vein in my inner thigh. I now...
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I have bruising, tenderness and what appears to be a sunken area post-sclerotherapy. Is any of this normal?
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I have a very purple bruise with a ring around it. It's almost like it is sunken in and very tender. This is all happening on my inner ankle one week after my second sclerotherapy session. Is any of this normal...
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Pain in my foot following sclerotherapy
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I had UGS 5 months ago. The doctor then injected unguided foam into a vein on the front of my calf that went into the veins in my foot, I developed 2 ulcers at the front ankle I have had worsening pain ever sin...
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Foam sclerotherapy vs. other forms of sclerotherapy and hemosiderin staining
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Whenever I get foam sclerotherapy it results in staining that takes 1-1.5 years to fade. I recently had sclerotherapy treatment done that wasn't foam on the right side of my leg (plan is to do the left next wee...
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Alternative Foam Gases
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What alternative gases with shorter half life can be used in foam sclerotherapy? I've had multiple liquid solutions but they just don't seem to have enough efficiency for the amount of veins I am trying to trea...
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My leg feels heavy and aches continuously
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I had endovenous laser ablation for my great saphenous vein and foam sclerotherapy on the same day 6 months ago. I got phlebitis and now my leg aches
My leg has new veins where I had phlebitis and my leg fe...
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Is foam sclerotherapy safe with TIA history?
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I had TIA 10 years ago. One vein specialist told me never to have sclerotherapy done for that reason. Another specialist told me he saw no problem whatsoever. Please advise...
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Sjogrens Syndrome and Foam Sclerotherapy
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What concerns should be considered for a Sjogrens Syndrome patient seeking Foam Sclerotherapy treatment?
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With foam sclerotherapy will the other leg that is not injected feel the pain?
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What are the advantages of using CO2 Foam?
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What are the advantages of CO2 when used as an injectable for vein procedures?? What are the risks?
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My deep veins are not compressible after foam sclerotherapy and phlebitis.
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Should the inflammation settle and correct itself or could the deep veins be damaged causing post phlebitic limb? There was no sign of a clot although a lack of compressibility is worrying. My leg aches and I...
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