MULLERS AMBULATORY PHLEBECTOMY AND COMPRESSION

BACKGROUND. Compression therapy Will relieve patients of symptoms of v enous disease, if not prevent the occurrence of complications, and is used either alone or in combination with other treatment options. OBJE CTIVE. TO describe the use of compression in the two main therapy moda lities: sclerocompression and ambulatory phlebectomy. METHODS. Aim and mechanism of compression therapy are analyzed and clinical implicatio ns are discussed. RESULTS. A modification of compression therapy after ambulatory phlebectomy is suggested based on empirical evidence. CONC LUSIONS. The use of broad compression pads after ambulatory phlebectom y reduces hemorrhage and enhances resorption. (C) 1998 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.