Varicose veins can be uncomfortable physically as well as emotionally. They can be an embarrassment when the patient feels that everyone can see them and worries that others find them unsightly. Sclerotherapy has long been an easy form of treatment for varicose veins. In traditional Sclerotherapy, a patient would make an office appointment and their doctor would make a series of small injections of saline fluid directly into the veins.
After the treatment, which usually lasted for about 30 minutes, the patient’s legs would each be wrapped in compression bandages. The patient would be sent home with instructions to stay off their feet and keep their feet elevated. The elastic bandages were not to be removed for 24 hours. Injection Sclerotherapy is different now; patients are encouraged to move around freely afterward. For patients don’t want to deal with the needle, now, there is another option to injections in Laser Vein Removal Arlington Heights IL. Both Laser vein removal as well as injection Sclerotherapy is much less costly and much less invasive than surgery to remove the veins.
Like a Sclerotherapy appointment, Laser Removal MD takes 30 to 45 minutes per appointment. A physician will need to examine the patient and do an ultrasound of the leg to determine what veins are experiencing blockage and to what extent, and use that information to evaluate if laser treatment is a viable option. Using a numbing solution and ultrasound as a guide, the physician inserts a the laser filament into the vein via a catheter. The physician introduces saline into the vein and the laser Is used to close off the vein.
After the procedure, the patient is supposed to wear compression stockings. Although they should avoid strenuous activity, the patient is not required to sit still with the legs elevated for the first 24 hours. Patients can walk around and move freely. They should continue wearing compression stockings all day and all night for a week. After the first week, the patient can wear the compression stockings during the day only for three weeks. During that time, the patient should avoid strenuous exercise, but again the patient can certainly go for walks.
Dr. Sameer M. Naseeruddin, MD is Skypoint Vein Center’s Vein Doctor in Schaumburg IL. For more information visit their website.
