Pigmentation after foam or cryo-laser cryo-sclerotherapy for lower limb reticular veins: A within-patient randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Skin hyperpigmentation is a common complication after leg vein sclerotherapy and a primary concern for patients with cosmetic complaints. The aim of this study was to determine if cryo-laser cryo-sclerotherapy technique (CLaCS) presents a lower incidence and intensity pigmentation after procedure compared with 0.5% polidocanol foam sclerotherapy, 60 days after a single treatment of reticular veins.

Methods

This was an open-label, prospective, within-patient, randomized, active controlled, safety trial with blind evaluators. Interventions took place from August through September 2021, with a 2-month follow-up. Interventions were performed in a private clinic. Eligible patients were volunteers over 18 years old, with aesthetic discomfort related to bilateral lower li

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12363571 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature