Telangiectatic Matting After Sclerotherapy

61 the most common locations are on the inner and outer thighs and near the knees and calves.

Telangiectatic matting after sclerotherapy. After sclerotherapy the development of tm occurs rapidly often patients report the development over a few days three to six weeks after treatment. How long does it take for telangiectatic matting to resolve following a sclerotherapy session. C 6 weeks after treatment of telangiectatic veins with pol 0 5. I had a sclerotherapy procedure for spider veins on lateral upper thigh just over two weeks ago at derm dr.

B 3 months after treatment of reticular veins with polidocanol pol 0 75. A trial of high versus low compression stockings 40 vs 15mmhg at the ankle after varicose vein surgery demon strated equal efficacy in controlling bruising and thrombophlebitis 7 this same study concluded that. Unfortunately even in the most expert hands telangiectatic matting occurs in a. Normally the more than one trillion endothelial cells that line blood vessels have a turnover time of more than 1000 days 20 however under appropriate conditions new vessels can develop in two to.

After studying the following article participant should be able to. Note development of extensive tm. A left lateral thigh before sclerotherapy treatment. Telangiectatic matting is a diffuse area of very fine spider veins that start to grow in an area after injury or after varicose vein treatment.

Since that time have noticed an approx. Figure 8 12 typical telangiectatic matting tm in a 36 year old woman. Telangiectatic matting is a recognized complication occurring in approximately 15 20 of patients treated by sclerotherapy. Telangiectatic matting is the proliferation of new small vessels 0 2 mm in the area of a sclerosed vein that typically appears 4 to 6 weeks after sclerotherapy.

Although the exact mechanism of the phenomena remains unknown reactive inflammatory and or angiogenic mechanisms are felt to play a role. Though matting after sclerotherapy is somewhat normal there are steps that can be taken to eliminate and prevent it from occurring more often than it should. Telangiectatic matting 5 6 the degree and length of time for compression after sclerotherapy treatment is debatable. Advise patients prior to treatment on the common risks involved in sclerotherapy and to advise them on the relative incidence.

1 wide area of tons of tiny new vessels just distal to injection sites. How long before this goes away.