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The newest technology available, this procedure uses light
waves to eliminate varicose veins. Due to the technology used,
endovenous medical lasers are able to treat a large range
of vein sizes.
The COOLTOUCH CTEV LASER has a 1320 nm wavelength,
which has been found to be the most comfortable and effective
laser treatment for varicose veins. The 1320 nm wavelength
requires less heat to close the vein than Diode lasers, which
have an 810, 940 or 980 wavelength. The high heat generated
by Diode lasers can actually rupture the vein causing significant
pain, swelling and bruising. With this wavelength laser, you
will receive the best results available. You will experience
minimal pain, bruising or post-op complications and the success
rate is 98-100%.
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Sclerotherapy treatment is
good for the treatment of spider veins, reticular veins,
or blue veins, as well as large veins on the back and side of
the calf and thigh areas. Injection of spider and telangectatic
veins usually does not require wearing compression stockings;
however, larger veins do. Sclerotherapy treatments are less
painful in the treatment of spider veins than laser spider vein
removal. The injection associated sclerotherapy treatment feels
like a mosquito bite that lasts a few seconds. The cost of treating
spider veins using sclerotherapy treatments are less expensive
than laser spider vein removal.
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Varicose vein surgery is almost always performed
on an outpatient basis. Usually patients are released to go
home two to three hours after completion of the surgery.
Varicose vein surgery is reserved for patients having large
varicose veins with incompetent valves. Large veins are removed
through a very small incision, usually less than one-quarter
of an inch in length. The scarring from these incisions is
hardly noticeable after a few months.
In these patients, varicose vein surgery offers several
advantages over sclerotherapy
treatments. The diseased vein is completely removed, and
recovery time is shorter. Additionally, there is no need for
wearing heavy compression stockings.
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