Varicose Vein Treatment

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What is Varicose Vein Treatment?

Larger varicose veins are generally treated with ligation and stripping, laser treatment, or radiofrequency treatment. In some cases, a combination of treatments may work best. Smaller varicose veins and spider veins are usually treated with sclerotherapy or laser therapy on your skin.

  • Bulging, bluish veins.
  • Swelling in the legs.
  • Aching pain in the legs.
  • Nighttime leg cramps
  • Itching or burning discomfort around the veins.
  • Skin color changes around the veins.
  • A feeling of heaviness in the legs and feet.
  • Infection.
  • Pain over the vein.
  • Bleeding.
  • Bruising.
  • Nerve damage.
  • Blood clots.
  • Redness or swelling (inflammation) of the vein.
  • Changes in skin color over the treated vein.

Varicose veins may form whenever blood pressure increases inside your veins. This can happen because of age, pregnancy, overweight and obesity, repeated sitting or standing for long periods, or an inactive lifestyle. Your risk may be higher if you have a family history of varicose veins.

  • Older age.
  • Being female.
  • Being inactive.
  • Leg injury.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Smoking.
  • Overweight or obesity.
  • Taking oral contraceptive pills or hormone replacement.
  • Exercise. Get moving.
  • Choose proper footwear.
  • Avoid tight clothing.
  • Raise the legs.
  • Manage weight. Shedding excess pounds takes unnecessary pressure off the veins.
  • Avoid salt. Follow a low-salt diet to prevent swelling caused from water retention.
  • Avoid long periods of sitting or standing.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?
  • Elevation of the legs. You may be instructed to elevate your feet above the level of your heart 3 or 4 times a day for about 15 minutes at a time.
  • Compression stockings.
  • Sclerotherapy.
  • Thermal ablation.
  • Vein stripping.
  • Microphlebectomy.

How is it treated?

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Catheter-based procedures using radiofrequency or laser energy. This procedure is the preferred treatment for larger varicose veins. A health care provider inserts a thin tube (catheter) into an enlarged vein and heats the tip of the catheter using either radiofrequency or laser energy.

 

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