I had my varicose veins removed roughly 6 months ago and everything has been fine up until 3 days ago, I woke up and straight away I was in pain all coming from the top (groin) area going to the rod (wire) that's killing my vein off, I've been taking ibuprofen and it's helped but now the same area has flaired up red, I'm a bit panicky and would appreciate any help thanks dave
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It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, t...
You are correct. Hand vein treatment is strictly a cosmetic procedure. If the hand veins are removed either by sclerotherapy, laser or through tiny incisions then the forearm or upper arm veins with need to be used for IV access. Also, I never remove the veins on the palm side of the wris...
It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, t...