Immediately after treatment:
- During and immediately after treatment, you will likely experience mild-to-moderate pain.
- No special dressings are necessary after treatment.
Days and weeks after treatment:
- In rare cases, patients experience skin lightening, spider veins, and thinning of the skin as side effects of intralesional corticosteroid treatment.
Longer term:
- Skin lightening, spider veins, and thinning of the skin are rare side effects, but they can be long-term.
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