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Get Rid of Varicose Veins
asked 4 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Charles K. Lee, MD
Question viewed 4,392 times
Tags: varicose veins
what's the best varicose vein removal procedure?
9 answers to Get Rid of Varicose Veins
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Surgery is best for quickest varicose vein results, quicker than sclerotherapy
If the problem is an isolated varicose vein without underlying greater saphenous or lesser saphenous vein reflux (as diagnosed by ultrasound), we believe that varicose vein removal (surgery) via micorphlebectomy the quickest option. For many patients, quickest is best (meaning quickest to show-off-able results)
Microphlebectomy surgery involves making a few small incisions (after numbing the area) about 1 mm to 2 mm wide above the varicose vein and withdrawing the vein by hooking it out. ...
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Tammy Wu, MD
Modesto Plastic Surgeon
Modesto Plastic Surgeon
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Microphlebectomy for varicose veins
Sclerotherapy can be used for varicose veins but it typically causes a chemical phlebitis which may be a problem with matting and adherence to the skin with resultant pigmentation and brown discoloration which may be irreversible. it should be used very selectively and by an experienced technician. A better technique to address symptomatic and large sized varicose veins is to perform stab phlebectomy, also known as microphlebectomy. It is done using local anesthesia and you can resume all...
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Hratch Karamanoukian, MD
Buffalo General Surgeon
Buffalo General Surgeon
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Best treatment for varicose vein removal starts with best diagnosis
Varicose veins are almost never formed in isolation; there is most often, a deeper, larger, vein that is "incompetent" that connects to the superficial, visible varicose vein. This incompetent vein is usually the greater or lesser saphenous vein with valves that are not functioning normally. These root cause veins typically give rise to the varicose veins seen on the surface, and thus, to treat the varicose most effectively, the incompetent saphenous vein...
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FDA approved Asclera to rid of Varicose Veins
Asclera just received FDA approval this year for the treatment of veins in the legs. There is the 1% and half % to treat both the green reticular vessels as well as the smaller red or purple spider veins. We've found Asclera to be well tolerated by our patients and very effective. For vein matting, which sometimes occur following sclerotherapy (the recurrence of more smaller vessels), we utilize the VBeam laser or Yag laser. A combination treatment such as...
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Amir Moradi, MD
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Best treatment require the best doctor
There are many treatments for varicose veins. Go to a dermatologic surgeon who has the ability to treat the unwanted vein with sclerotherapy, ambulatory phlebectomy or intravascular lasers. A surgeon who has the ability to perform all of these treatments is best able to choose the treatment that works best for your veins.
Mitchel Goldman, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon
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Treatment of varicose veins
The most effective procedure to treat varicose veins is endovenous laser ablation this can be performed with either EVLT or the cool touch laser. This non-invasive technique is used to stop any blood from entering the vein. The is performed through the small incision just below the knee. Tumescence fluid which is a local anesthetic solution is injected around the vein to compress the vein and keep it away form the skin. The laser is then used to close the vein.
William J. Hedden, MD
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Laser ablation
The most effective procedure to treat varicose veins is endovenous laser ablation EVLT. This non-invasive technique is used to close a vein with laser catheter, therefore stopping any blood from entering the vein. Laser ablation is an ultrasound guided procedure. The vein is accessed just below the knee through the small incision and the catheter is threaded up the vein to the groin region. Once the laser catheter is in place, the tumescence--a local anesthetic solution is injected around...
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Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Best varicose vein remedy
In general, for those large, ropey veins there will usually be an identifiable cause. The causes are usually from the superficial venous system and the perforator system. The only minimally invasive endovenous ablation technique that can directly take care of both systems successfully is VNUS Closure (RF or radiofrequency abltion). It takes 30 minutes or less, no incisions, local anesthetic with iv sedation, and when you leave the office no restrictions and no down time. The VNUS Closure...
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Steven Roth, MD
Nashville General Surgeon
Nashville General Surgeon