You want to get rid of varicose veins for cosmetic reasons and you don't have other health problems that would make surgery more risky. Your legs ache, swell, or feel heavy, especially after prolonged ...

6. Surgery. Surgical techniques to treat varicose veins include ligation (tying off of a vein) and stripping (removal of a long segment of vein). Traditional vein stripping and ligation involves ...

the larger "feeder" vein must first be treated with surgery, endovenous laser or radiofrequency treatment, or sclerotherapy.) Endovenous laser treatment can treat larger varicose veins in the legs. A ...

If you’ve experienced varicose veins, you’ll know they often run in the family. Growing up, I remember my mother complaining about hers—not just about how they looked, but about the ...

Strategies such as wearing compression socks, adjusting your standing habits, and undergoing certain procedures may help ...

A no-touch vein harvesting technique reduces vein graft occlusion and improves patient outcomes at three-year follow-up among ...

Varicose veins — which affect about a third of all ... Associates in Plano and secretary of the Society for Vascular Surgery. Walking may be especially helpful because it activates your calf ...

Cha Kim Dae-geun, a professor of urology at Seoul Station at the Women's Institute of Medicine, achieved 1,000 cases of ...

This is called a graft. When an artery is needed it's usually taken from the patient's chest during the by-pass surgery itself. When a vein is required, surgeons normally tap the patient's leg.

INDIANAPOLIS — Perhaps you aren't so excited about shorts season because you have varicose veins. The bulges and discoloration can lead many to want a cosmetic fix, but many put it off until the veins ...

Varicose veins are not only a cosmetic issue, but can also cause thromboses, pulmonary embolisms and ulcers. For those impacted, there are generally two options: Open surgery or minimally-invasive ...