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Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine pp 53–61Cite as

Laser Treatment of Leg Veins

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Damaged venous valves result in varicose or spider vein formation. Commonly, venous obstruction is caused by increased pressure of reverse blood flow within the superficial venous valve or from direct traumatic injury to the vein.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hunt Valley, MD, USA

    Robert A. Weiss

  2. Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Girish S. Munavalli

  3. Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Sonal Choudhary & Angel Leiva

  4. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Keyvan Nouri (Professor of Dermatology and Otolaryngology, Director of Mohs, Dermatologic and Laser Surgery, Director of Surgical Training, Chief of Dermatology)

  5. Clinics Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Keyvan Nouri (Professor of Dermatology and Otolaryngology, Director of Mohs, Dermatologic and Laser Surgery, Director of Surgical Training, Chief of Dermatology)

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Weiss, R.A., Munavalli, G.S., Choudhary, S., Leiva, A., Nouri, K. (2011). Laser Treatment of Leg Veins. In: Nouri, K. (eds) Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_5

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