Hello, I had laser ablation on my left leg of the great saphenous vein up high where it meets the deep vein. A 3 month post op showed reflux and I had pain. It was retreated with the radio frequency technique yesterday. Vein size was 6mm if I’m remembering correctly. The right leg had the same vein treated with RF from the get go and closed I guess ok- it was 10mm. My question is: should I ask the doctor to count the second treatment on my left leg as a retreat and not charge me? Thank you.
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Venous insufficiency is a progressive disease and will cause your symptoms and appearance worse over time. The rate of progression is unpredictable bur certainly worse when you need to stand for long time. You can certainly wear medical grade compression stockings to relieve symptoms somewhat.
Venaseal is nonthermal ablation technique of saphenous veins only !!! One thing I would like to add is that you will benefit from consultation with an experienced and properly trained provider for your leg. You will most likely have venous insufficiency and may require thermal ablations of...