Do Varicose Veins Come Back After Laser Treatment? And Other Vein Disease FAQs

Endovenous laser ablation, also known as laser treatment, is one of the most effective minimally invasive procedures for chronic venous insufficiency. During endovenous laser ablation, the vein doctor makes a small incision on the skin’s surface to insert a specialized laser fiber into the diseased vein under ultrasound guidance. When activated, the laser fiber generates laser energy to irritate and destroy the diseased vein, rerouting the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins.

Endovenous laser ablation treats chronic venous insufficiency — the root cause of varicose veins and most other vein problems. Since this procedure treats the root cause of varicose veins, it minimizes the risk of vein disease recurrence. The procedure is safe and effective and concludes within an hour with no downtime. You can resume most of your daily activities and work immediately after laser vein treatment — no harsh side effects or major activity limitations.

While endovenous laser treatment addresses the root cause of varicose veins, it doesn’t remove all the varicose veins. That’s why some vein doctors perform ambulatory phlebectomy after vein treatment. During ambulatory phlebectomy, the vein doctor administers local anesthesia to physically extract the unhealthy varicose veins from the skin’s surface. The incision marks gradually heal and disappear. This procedure improves your legs’ appearance.

Once the varicose veins are removed, they can’t return. Since endovenous laser ablation addresses the root cause of varicose veins, the risk of vein disease recurrence is negligible. While the same varicose veins can’t return, you may develop new varicose veins if another one of your vein valves collapses, so the risk of varicose veins returning can’t be ruled out.

New York Vein Treatment is a group of state-of-the-art medical centers for vein treatment in New York City. Our board-certified doctors always diagnose the root cause of your varicose veins and curate a personalized vein treatment plan that minimizes the risk of varicose veins returning. Our comprehensive approach to vein care ensures safe and reliable results with a negligible risk of vein disease recurrence.

New York Vein Treatment has state-of-the-art offices in Midtown Manhattan and the Financial District. Our vein treatment center in Midtown Manhattan is close to the Empire State Building and Bryant Park. Our vein treatment center in the Financial District is close to the New York Stock Exchange. If you have varicose veins or other symptoms of vein disease, please schedule an appointment for your vein treatment in New York.