Richmond Vein Treatment doctors

	Louise Ferland, MD Richmond Plastic Surgeon 4050 Innslake Dr Ste 310, Richmond		1 answer
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	Neil J. Zemmel, MD Richmond Plastic Surgeon 14051 St Francis Blvd # 2209, Midlothian

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EVLT Type Procedures Worth It for Varicose Veins? I am a 45 yr old female and have had varicose veins since age 28. I have been unable to wear shorts or skirts or a bathing suit in public for the last 10 years due to how thick and visible my varicose veins are. I've always worn compression hose. Due to aching, my primary dr. referred me to a vascular surgeon. Ultrasound was "normal" he said. He said continue the stockings nothing else. He said EVLT or like procedures are a waste of money. How can that be??

A: endovenous treatment for reflux associated with varicose veins

since you have pain, varicose veins and have worn compression hose without improvement I would recommend a repeat duplex exam done elsewhere. The odds are you have venous reflux of the superficial saphenous system. I personally recommend and perform VNUS endovenous (RF) radiofrequency ablation of the affected saphenous veins since I feel it is safer and less traumatic than EVLT (laser). RF uses temperatures of 85 or 120 degrees celcius and EVLT (laser) uses temperatures of 700 degrees celcius and depends on the surgeons ability to 'pull back the catheter' at a given rate. RF does not require the treatment to depend upon 'rate of pull back'. I personally have had RF on one leg and it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. Reasearch has also shown that RF is 97% successful in multicenter trials and post operative bruising and pain is much less than EVLT. Hope this is helpful. You can find a local surgeon at www . VNUS . com

Louise Ferland, MD

Richmond Plastic Surgeon