Procedures To Remove Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are veins that have been deformed and may have blood pools in them. These are sometimes visible under our skin because most veins that are affected by varicosity are superficial ones near the top of our skin. Many women would like to undergo a procedure to remove varicose veins for the sheer aesthetic purpose of it. The sight of the twisted blue grey or greenish purple veins is not a pretty one.
Not only are these varicose veins not pretty to look at but they are also painful when they are older and numerous. This is one of the main reasons why many people would like to remove varicose veins. The discomfort can turn into pain the longer you have varicose veins and this kind of pain is enough to put you off walking or standing.
Surgical Procedures
To remove varicose veins, you will need to undergo surgical procedures which can be expensive but very relieving. There are numerous procedures to remove varicose veins and all have their pros and cons. Many of the procedures to remove varicose veins are used for smaller veins and spider vines but there are also some procedures to treat and correct the bigger veins.
Sclerotherapy, microsclerotherapy and laser surgery are commonly used to remove varicose veins, which are smaller, and spider veins. For the first two, a chemical substance is injected directly into the problematic veins and the chemical causes the veins to scar and close off the vein itself. Several injections may be needed to properly close off a certain vein and you will need to wear compression stockings or garments to reduce the swelling and appearance of varicosity. Laser surgery is non invasive and uses the brilliant beam of light to remove varicose veins.
More extreme surgical procedures to remove varicose veins include endoscopic vein surgery, vein stripping and ligation, ambulatory phlebectomy and endovenous ablation therapy. In most of the procedures above to remove varicose veins, there is a tiny incision made to insert something that helps in suturing or closing off the offensive vein. It is only the vein stripping and ligation which will require you to be asleep while they do this and it is usually reserved for the more extreme cases.
Recovering from most of the procedures to remove varicose veins can be as little as a few hours to several days especially for the vein stripping and ligation procedure. The other procedures only need anesthesia to numb the area and a few hours for it to wear off before you can leave the clinic.
