[Surgical treatment of post-thrombotic cellulitis. A new method]

The author suggests an original and novel method for the surgical treatment of post-thrombotic hypodermatitis, which involves, in association with the elimination of all long reflux vessels, the incision of the skin along the healthy edge of hypodermatitis. This is followed, after the elimination of short reflux vessels from the sub-fascial compartment, by the taking of pieces of sub-fascial aponeurosis which ensure drainage of the hypodermis. After one year, 7 of 12 patients were apparently totally cured. After 2 years, only 2 patients still had slight signs of hypodermatitis. At the present time, patients are followed up with elastic compression of moderate intensity.