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Vol 11, No 3 (2005)
Case report
Published online: 2005-06-21

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Lipoedema and varicose vein surgery: a worse prognosis?

José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy, Milena Hayashida
Acta Angiologica 2005;11(3):186-187.

Abstract

The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from lipoedema of the lower limbs and underwent aesthetic surgery for varicose veins is reported. After surgery the patient started to present a sensation of heaviness, oedema and tiredness of the limbs. It was observed that the haematomas took about eight months to disappear. The diameter of the legs increased by 4 centimetres in this period. The aim of this publication is to warn about this happening in patients suffering from lipoedema who are then submitted to varicose vein surgery.

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