[Modified Vigoni's operation for the treatment of sclerotic hypodermatitis]

Despite the new mechanical technologies help, particularly mercury pressotherapy, some lipodermatosclerosis are not easily treated and their prognosis is bad owing to their evolutive liability to sheathe the lower limb. For 2 years, we have been proposing to our patients the little practised in France Vigoni operation: one piece hypodermis plaque resection removing perforating and collateral veins and the fascia.