Common Conditions
Varicose Veins: Overview
Overview| What veins do | Surgery
| Injections/Foam | Endoluminal / Laser
| Operative Info Sheet
The choice of treatments available to patients with varicose
veins is varied and can sometimes be bewildering.
Our aim is to successfully treat your varicose
veins using the most effective modern techniques, with the
minimum of discomfort and the best cosmetic result.
The treatment recommended is based on your symptoms, the
severity of the varicosities, the presence of skin changes
and the location of the leaking valves. A further consideration
is the need for local anaesthetic (or the desire to avoid
a General Anaesthetic!)
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- Do nothing. Occasionally the most sensible option for
minor asymptomatic varicosities.
- Injection of a sclerosant solution e.g. FOAM
into the veins, which collapses the veins causing them to disappear.
- Endoluminal Treatments e.g. laser or radio-frequency ablation
These are commonly referred to as 'laser' treatments. Incisionless,
under Local Anaesthetic, early mobility and 'painless' are the
main advantages.
- Surgery involves an incision in the
groin or the back of the knee and stripping of the veins. The
smaller veins are removed by tiny incisions. Surgery is normally
under general anaesthetic.
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