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Title: Broken Foot Capiliries & Blood Vessels - Can they be repaired
Post by: aden99 on 18/03/2012 04:53:47

Broken Foot Capiliries & Blood Vessels - Can they be repaired?
Male in mid 30's notices broken foot capiliries in foot - Loves walking though
suspects overwalking in italian business shoes may have caused afew ruptures.

Whats the best method to reverse the broken capiliries and/or blood vessels?

All the best.

Title: Re: Broken Foot Capiliries & Blood Vessels - Can they be repaired
Post by: RD on 18/03/2012 08:03:05

telangiectasia (http://dermnetnz.org/vascular/essential-telangiectasia.html) ? ...  [ example on foot (http://dermnetnz.org/common/image.php?path=/vascular/img/ess-telang4.jpg) ]

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It is very difficult to remove the telangiectases of generalised essential telangiectasia. Patients whom are self-conscious may use cover-up cosmetics or self-tanning lotions to hide the telangiectases.

They are usually unresponsive to sclerotherapy. Recently, various vascular lasers (frequency-doubled Nd-YAG, copper bromide and pulse-dye lasers) have shown promise in the treatment of generalised essential telangiectasia.

http://dermnetnz.org/vascular/essential-telangiectasia.html