Efficacy of topical treatment with aescin + essential phospholipids gel on capillary fragility

The aim of this efficacy study was to evaluate local capillary fragility with the vacuum suction chamber (VSC) in patients with chronic venous hypertension due to chronic venous disease. All included patients had important ankle edema due to venous hypertension because of a post-thrombotic syndrome. Severe, deep, venous incompetence was present. The VSC was applied onto the internal perimalleolar region. Negative pressure was applied for a variable period of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 minutes. The negative pressure in the plastic chamber (2 cm in diameter)-as previously described-was 50 mm Hg. A group of ten patients (mean age 56 years; SD 4; M:F = 5:5) were studied. The tests were repeated in steps of two tests on different days. Between the two tests, with the VSC applied in different skin areas of the perimalleolar region, an interval of at least 30 minutes was observed.