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After an EVLT I have a lot of numbness, what’s going on?

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I had EVLT done back in may all of the sudden just recently my leg has a lot of aching and pain where it was done. Its sore to touch and its tender. There is also numbness in that spot of leg, very achy, where the surgery was performed. What could be the issue?

Numbness can be from cutaneous or skin nerve damage that will improve over time. Soreness this far out is likely associated with a hard, but closed vein, or an open vein near the closed area. It is difficult to answer this question adequately without seeing how much of the Saphenous was ablated or what additional treatment was done. There may still be more work to do on that leg. So it is important to follow up with the physician who performed the procedure and to be checked with an ultrasound.

- Dr. Wright

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