Lower Limb Sclerotherapy of Reticular Veins and Telangiectasias

Long-term Follow-up of Sclerotherapy of Reticular Veins and Telangiectasias

A long-term follow-up cohort study of patients that were assigned in two previous studies to compare the clinical results of sclerotherapy of telangiectasias and reticular veins of lower limbs using 0.2% polidocanol diluted in 70% hypertonic glucose (PDHG) vs 75% hypertonic glucose (HG) alone.

All women, previously treated as aforementioned, were invited to be reevaluated regarding late maintenance and pigmentation over two years of follow-up.

No new treatments were applied to the cohort.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients that concluded the participation of 60 days in both primary studies were invited to reevaluate the actual status of treatment (maintenance of treated vessels) and late complications (pigmentation and matting).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who did not agree to be reassessed;
• Patients who were not found after all available forms of contact had been tried;
• Patients who went through any kind of intervention on the area of interest in lower limbs between the end of the intervention and the reevaluation for long-term follow-up.