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Will The Foul Smell In Leg After Laser Sclerotherapy For Vascular Anomaly Wear Off Eventually?
I had laser sclerotherapy on my vascular anomaly (venuous malformation). I got it a month ago and it is finally starting to come off. now I have a hole in my leg ( which they said would happen) but it's constantly dr aning fluid (only a little) and the wound smells like rotting fish. what do you think that means? the skin around it is inflamed and red and hurts to touch too. could it be an infection?
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Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
From tour description, it definitely sounds like the sclertherapy site has got secondarily infected. You need to confirm by taking a pus swab for culture and sensitivity. You may require a course of systemic antibiotics. Please recheck with your surgeon to avoid the infection from spreading further deep.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Welcome to healthcare magic.
From tour description, it definitely sounds like the sclertherapy site has got secondarily infected. You need to confirm by taking a pus swab for culture and sensitivity. You may require a course of systemic antibiotics. Please recheck with your surgeon to avoid the infection from spreading further deep.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
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