RT Book, Section
A1 Weiss, Robert A.
A1 Weiss, Margaret A.
A1 Beasley, Karen L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175621695
T1 Minimizing and Treating Complications
T2 Sclerotherapy and Vein Treatment, 2e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB McGraw Hill LLC
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071485425
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175621695
RD 2021/03/01
AB The  most  commonly  encountered  complications  of  treatments  for  venous  insufficiency  are  telangiectatic  matting  (TM),  hyperpigmentation,  and  cutaneous  necrosis.  The  first  two  of  these  problems  are  minor  from  a  medical  standpoint,  and  hopefully  any  necrosis  would  also  be  minor,  but  all  three  can  be  very  distressing  to  the  patient.  Fortunately,  meticulous  technique  can  reduce  the  incidence  and  severity  of  these  problems  to  a  very  low  level.  Two  additional  complications  that  are  not  minor  are  inadvertent  arterial  injection  and  inadvertent  nerve  injury.  Prevention  of  these  serious  problems  is  critical,  as  there  is  no  treatment  that  can  prevent  a  bad  outcome  once  these  injuries  have  occurred.