Does endovenous laser therapy involve a long downtime?
Again, because it is minimally invasive, you can leave the office on your own two feet and resume normal activities within a few hours. For more rigorous activities like exercise, aerobics, or swimming, you should wait for two weeks following the procedure. Exposure to the sun and hot baths should also be avoided during this same period of time. We will provide you with a compression stocking to wear for these two weeks that will encourage blood flow through the deeper veins. The compression stockings will be provided for a nominal fee, which the third party carriers generally do not reimburse.
