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Varicose Veins
Do I need them treated at all?
Your first question when learning about your veins should be do I need them treated at all? This depends on a lot of factors including whether or not you have symptoms, how severe the problem is, family history and many others. Your consultation with Dr Saunders will look at all these factors and help you make an informed choice. Vein disease can lead to significant health problems so it's important not to take it too lightly.
Our goal is to use the most advanced diagnostic tools and highly trained surgical specialists in our region to alleviate your pain, prevent progression towards complications and give you outstanding cosmetic results. Learn about  varicose veins ...
If our specialist team decides you need treatment of your varicose veins there are many options available depending on the severity of the problem.
Compression stalking therapy is used for mild symptomatic veins and as a prevention of recurrence after treatments are completed.
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EVLT or endovascular laser treatment is a new procedure that is revolutionizing the management of varicose veins due to large veins we would traditionally have to operate on. It involves passing a laser fiber into the vein under local anesthetic and closing the vein from the inside. No general anesthetic, no scars, much less pain, much less or no loss of work or leisure time.
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Sclerotherapy involves injection of medications into the vein that permanently close the treated vein. Using different techniques sclerotherapy can be used to effectively close both small and very large varicose veins in properly selected patients.
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Ambulatory phlebectomy Outpatient Surgical Vein Removal- is a minor surgical technique that involves removal of segments of veins under local anesthetic. This technique gives excellent cosmetic results with no risk of permanent staining in the skin. Learn more.
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Stripping and ligation is a time tested surgical procedure that requires general anesthesia in an operating room. It is used for the management of large, deep veins that are invisible beneath the surface of the skin (called trunkal veins). These veins are usually the source of varicose veins in the thigh and calf region and must be dealt with before the smaller branches to ensure durable, complete results. Even with our advanced technology and cutting edge training, stripping and ligation is still the appropriate procedure in certain patients.
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