Why Does The Vein Clinic of South Florida insist on surgery for some patients?
Because some patients with varicose veins cannot be treated without some form of intervention to relieve the underlying cause of their varicose veins. Within recent years, especially developed catheters, have had the same effect on varicose vein treatment as angioplasty has had for patients requiring coronary bypass surgery. That is to say, to significantly reduce the number of patients requiring more major surgery. Specially designed catheters can be inserted inside the veins and ultrasound or laser energy used to destabilize, denaturize and close the vein without any pain whatsoever. The procedure takes but a few minutes and is practically risk free.
Because some patients with varicose veins cannot be treated without some form of intervention to relieve the underlying causes of their varicose veins. Within recent years, specially developed catheters and fibers have had the same effect on varicose vein treatment as angioplasty has had for many patients who would otherwise have had to undergo open coronary bypass surgery. For varicose vein patients recent catheter and fiber designs allow insertion through nothing more than needles placed directly into varicose veins. Such access permits lasering the vein from within with minimized risk and discomfort.
