I'm tall and very thin i have been told that EVLT and phlebectomy will be extremely painful after the numbing wears off. Is that true? I have bilateral SFJ reflux according to ultrasound. So i would probably need it on both legs. The thing is it's more visual now. When i first stand it feels heavy but compression thighs make my legs feel fine. I Do eventually want to get it done. But i run a business and can't afford to be out long right now. Is that ok?
Hi I am scheduled to have my breast implants removed via enblock. I was hoping to have EVLT before my surgery but doctor is booked out 4 months. So My question is if I had my explant surgery and waited 3 weeks. Is that a long enough wait to go ahead with the EVLT procedure? I will be 51 years old by the time I have both done. I weigh 127 pounds if that matters
Im 6ft 1 159 pounds. I was told i need evlt and phelebectomy. Im wondering with the different procedures out there which one is most effective long term. Least side effects. I hear laser is most painful. Rfa can not be effective if you have lg gsv to seal it all the way. Opens up again. Then venaseal... Not sure about that. I have extreme anxiety about these the constant ultrasounds an then constant procedures. Vascular surgeon said sometimes 25 treatments are necessary. Evlt is just beginning.
Why would the surgeon have me be put under general anesthesia for this procedure. I keep reading how its normally done under local anesthetic? Is there a preference to which one is better? I know general anesthesia is riskier. This is also being done at a surgery center! There is no other option.
If someone needs evlt and phelebectomy. From what I can tell having a bulging tourtous anterior accessory saphenous vein removed with phelebectomy. I am extremely concerned about nerve damage and permanent disability. From pictures online the nerve seems to be in same general area. Is there anyway to prevent that from happening,?
What is the max diameter of gsv that evlt or rfa or venaseal can successfully treat? I was told a different opinion then what I've read. If there is femoral vein reflux also is it not worth going through all of it. Can treating the superficial make the deep even worse after?
It's hard coming to terms with this. I can never draw or go out in public with shorts ever again. Because of this vein inner thigh knee to ankle. It's ugly. And can't ever be fixed without major surgery. And after researching. Even with surgery because I have deep reflux things can get away worse and more veins will go bad leading to pain that I don't have right now . It sucks that nothing can be done that works. I feel so hopeless
If u have a procedure done like evlt. Why is there pictures online of big veins fading. Why would u also need a micro phelebectomy. Why do surgeons perform it at same time? Is because those veins need to be removed?. And what happens if they pull out veins but don't get every one? Will that cause more issues?
I can't help but feel apprehensive about this procedure. I read a lot of people saying thee vein reopened now there leg swells and there in all kinds of pain that they weren't in before. I need treatment but I also need phelebectomy. Which again I'm highly concerned about. I don't want to have to lose my ability to work after a procedure. Why do the vein reopen and why is pain worse after?
I feel a little bit overwhelmed by what is required to treat my condition. If u have reflux in common femoral and slight reflux in femoral is that a manifestation of overflow from gsv reflux? Will treating superficial solve the deep. Or will i just have more bad veins develop because of the deep insufficiency. Also is ultrasound guided scerlotherapy a better treatment then a phelebectomy. Long term. Thanks.