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10417593

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
Telangiectasia of the legs occurs in 29% to 41% of women in the United States. The variation in size, flow, depth, and type preclude the possibility of a single effective treatment modality. When a systematic approach is used where feeder vessels are first surgically removed and sclerotherapy proceeds from largest to smallest vessels, 80-90% of vessels respond to a single sclerotherapy treatment. Because of the relatively modest results demonstrated with lasers and light sources and the high rate of success and the relatively low cost of ambulatory phlebectomy, compression sclerotherapy and superficial sclerotherapy, we generally recommend using lasers and light sources only for vessels that remain after this treatment approach. Lasers and light sources should be considered prior to sclerotherapy in patients who are fearful of needles, who do not tolerate sclerotherapy, who fail to respond to sclerotherapy, or who are prone to telangiectatic matting. Carefully monitored, controlled studies are essential to better define the role of the available laser and light sources in the treatment of leg veins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1076-0512
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
328-35; discussion 335-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of lasers and light sources in the treatment of leg veins.
pubmed:publicationType
Editorial, Review