What is the best vein treatment now?

It is hard to say that a single type of treatment is the "best," but there is no doubt that of the current treatment modalities to address varicose veins, endovenous techniques are high tech and elegant solutions to a common condition.  The crux of the problem with varicose veins... more

The condition of varicose veins is the visible evidence of deeper problem within the venous system of the legs. The dilated, ropey veins one develops is generally caused by the back pressure of blood from the deep veins into the surface veins of the legs. The pressure usually originates from a defect or... more

Some of the techniques mentioned above are for varicose veins and others are to treat venous reflux disease and should be discriminated. There is no best treatment and for a physician who deals with these things on a daily basis, all are used in the armamentarium and their indication depends on what is being... more

For the large, bulging varicose veins, there are several options:  1. Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy (injection of a sclerosant solution) 2. Ultrasound guided endovenous laser treatment 3. Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins 4. Surgical Vein Stripping Among these three, the first three are... more