What are the medical procedures for venous disease?
Procedures may be indicated for the underlying causes of venous disease as well as the more visual results of venous disease (varicose veins). Traditional surgery was limited to vein stripping. New minimally invasive endovenous thermal ablation procedures like “Venous Closure” are an alternative to vein stripping that treat the underlying cause of venous disease, which is usually reflux in the saphenous veins. In the ‘Closure’ procedure, a small catheter is inserted into the damaged vein and radiofrequency energy (heat) is delivered to the vein wall. As the heat is introduced, the vein collapses and is sealed shut, eliminating the source of the underlying reflux. The veins that connect the deep veins to the superficial veins are the perforator veins. If unhealthy perforators are detected, recommendations may include treating these veins with the ‘Closure’ device, open ligation or ultrasound guided sclerotherapy. If the perforator vein is ligated you may have an inch long incision to th
