Wouldn closing varicose veins into normal veins make them become varicose?
Since varicose veins have abnormal blood flow, the surrounding veins are already being burdened and must compensate for the refluxing blood flow. Treatment of abnormal veins reduces this burden from the surrounding veins, thereby improving the venous circulation. The improvement in venous circulation occurs because the body redirects the blood flow into stronger, healthier, deeper veins within the legs. Does your body need all of its veins? The body has many collateral and redundant veins through which blood can flow. Removing the abnormal veins will not adversly effect the ability for the blood to return to the heart. Why is it important to have a venous ultrasound evaluation? In assessing symptomatic varicose veins, an expertly performed venous ultrasound evaluation plays a critical role. A venous duplex ultrasound evaluation is performed which permits the Radiologist to see the anatomy and to map out the underlying leg veins and identify pathologic reflux into the superficial veins
