Everything You Always Wanted (and Needed) to Know About the Medical Treatments for Varicose Veins Removal.
While standard varicose vein surgery has been used for over 100 years, the treatment of superficial veins has evolved dramatically in the last 10 years. With all those change, it is easy to get confused. What treatments for varicose veins should you choose?
This guide was made to provide an overview of the medical treatments available today. If you have any specific question, please visit the forum where you will be able to read questions people already asked and post your own.
While the date of invention should not be used to judge the quality of an intervention over another, this timeline can help you get a glance of the main interventions available. Because conventional sclerotherapy has been used since 1946, you are more likely to meet a specialist who is trained and equipped for this kind of operation. Make sure to visit different clinics before making a decision.
The first thing you need to understand is that surgery and any other medical treatment do NOT cure the disease. If you are prone to varicose veins, you are likely to be for the rest of your life.
Unless your doctor tell you otherwise, remember to continue wearing your compression stocking and taking your supplements to prevent the formation of another varicose vein.
Which Treatment to Choose?
Newer does not necessarily equal better. The improvements of recent years seem comparable rather than superior to surgery. But there are differences when it comes to price, duration of treatment, post-operative pain, recovery and risk of scars.
Click on the treatment of your choice to learn more:
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