Table 3.
Procedure-related complications
| Total Group(n = 234) | Bleomycin (n = 132) | Lauromacrogol (n = 42) | Doxycycline (n = 15) | Ethanol (n = 12) | Combination (n = 33) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short term | 26 (11%) | 15 (11%) | 5 (12%) | 2 (13%) | – | 4 (12%) | 0.792 |
| Minor | |||||||
| Hematoma | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 0.819 |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | – | – | 0.493 |
| Infection | 2 | 1 | - | - | – | 1 | 0.653 |
| Major | |||||||
| Infection/abscess | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 0.150 |
| Functional impairment | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0.793 |
| Long term | 3 (1%) | 3 (2%) | – | – | – | – | 0.672 |
| Minor | |||||||
| Scarring | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.942 |
| Hyperpigmentation | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.942 |
| Lymphoedema | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.942 |