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Which is better, endovenous laser ablation or radio frequency ablation, for treatment of incompetent great or small saphenous veins?

This is a very common question I am asked by patients requiring treatment of symptomatic varicose veins as a result of an incompetent great saphenous vein or small saphenous vein. In reality both methods are more similar than different and both are very different from traditional stripping.

Traditional stripping technique for saphenous veins

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What causes Spider Veins?

Spider veins are small dilated veins that are easily seen on the surface of the skin. While they are most commonly seen on the legs they can also occur on the face. Spider veins are much more commonly affect women than men. They are most caused by heredity, hormonal changes involving estrogen and progesterone, standing, obesity, sun damage and pregnancy. When found on the legs, they can be located on the lateral part ...

Spider veins are are small collections of dilated red, purple or blue veins which can easily be seen through the skin. They are most commonly located on the legs and face. They are caused by a combination of factors which include heredity, standing and hormonal changes. Spider veins are much more common in women than in men. This is primarily because the hormonal changes in women which cause estrogen and progesterone levels to fluctuate during their ...

Sometimes we have to ask ourselves the simple questions regarding removing leg veins. How can a person continue living after removing the leg veins?

Removing Leg Veins is Not Dangerous

This question may be very simplistic, but it is a good one so let’s be very clear; It is not dangerous to remove leg veins. In order to explain why it’s not dangerous, let’s look at how leg veins work and how leg vein removal effects the human body.

How Leg Veins Work

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An important fact that many patients are still unaware of, is that conditions like varicose and spider veins needn’t be treated in a hospital anymore. By incorporating new state-of-the art technologies Premier Vein Centers is able to provide patients with a range of vein treatments, the majority of which can be performed in-office.

Varicose Vein Laser vs Hospital Surgery with Anesthesia

The older procedure for the treatment of varicose veins was surgery for stripping the great saphenous vein which is the vein that goes from the inside of the ankle into the groin where it joins the deep vein.

It is usually performed in a hospital operating room with general or regional anesthesia. An incision is made at the ankle and in the groin and plastic wire is placed into the vein up ...

Increase in the diameter of a vein results in the malfunction of valves inside of the vein that are designed to prevent blood from flowing backward in the vein. An inherited weakness of the vein wall (genetic) and circulating hormones that relax the smooth muscle of the vein wall are the most common causes. Females have high levels of such a hormone, the hormone progesterone. Pregnancies, obesity, hormone replacement therapy, the use of female oral contraceptives as well as occupations ...

Varicose veins are a problem that can be successfully treated but the disorder cannot be permanently cured. The treatment of the abnormal veins does not remove the original tendency of a patient to develop varicose veins. Therefore, many patients need to return for maintenance treatments after their initial treatment is completed.

A skin ulcer is caused by a venous reflux disorder that is called a venous stasis ulcer. Early signs that a venous stasis ulcer may develop include a darkening of the skin in the area of the ankle. Gradually, the skin may become leathery or waxy in appearance. 
Without treatment of the venous disease, the skin may breakdown and bleeding may occur.

The abnormal limb or limbs should be treated thoroughly for best results. They may be treated at the same time or after one another.