How Successful is Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins?

Endovenous laser treatment is one of the most effective and successful treatments for varicose veins. This minimally invasive procedure treats chronic venous insufficiency, the root cause of most vein problems, and the superficial varicose veins. It’s performed as an in-office procedure under local anesthesia and involves no downtime, allowing you to resume daily activities and work immediately. Since endovenous laser treatment addresses the root cause of varicose veins (and not just the symptoms), it minimizes the risk of varicose vein recurrence.

In the past, the only way to treat varicose veins and vein disease was through complex vascular surgeries that involved general anesthesia, hospitalization, multiple excisions, and considerable downtime. Vascular surgery also involves a higher risk of complications, such as infections and deep vein thrombosis, and a higher rate of vein disease recurrence. Comparatively, endovenous laser treatment and other minimally invasive procedures are safer, more effective, and more convenient. Endovenous laser treatment has a nearly perfect 97% success rate.

New York City Vein Treatment is a group of state-of-the-art medical centers for vein treatment specializing in the latest and safest minimally invasive procedures. Our vein doctors always perform thorough duplex ultrasound tests to diagnose the root cause of your vein problems, following which they curate a personalized vein treatment plan that guarantees optimal results. You can find our medical center for vein treatment in Midtown Manhattan (290 Madison Ave Suite 202) and the Financial District (156 William St, 3rd floor).

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To understand how endovenous laser treatment works, you need a brief understanding of chronic venous insufficiency, the circulatory disorder that the procedure treats.

Chronic venous insufficiency is the medical condition responsible for most of your vein problems, including spider and varicose veins. Venous insufficiency is caused by the collapse of vein valves, the components responsible for ensuring healthy blood circulation to the heart, often against the force of gravity. When your vein valves collapse, blood flows backward due to gravity and accumulates in the leg veins, eventually leading to vascular dilation and the formation of spider veins and varicose veins.

Endovenous laser treatment is a minimally invasive procedure that targets the diseased saphenous vein responsible for your vein problems. The vein doctor makes a small incision on the skin’s surface to insert a specialized laser fiber into the diseased vein under duplex ultrasound guidance. Once the laser fiber is lodged in place, the vein doctor channels laser energy to destroy the diseased vein’s walls and reroute the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins, restoring optimal blood flow to the heart.

Endovenous laser treatment addresses the root cause of varicose veins, following which the superficial varicose veins gradually fade away over several months. If you want to treat varicose veins faster, you can opt for a cosmetic procedure known as ambulatory phlebectomy. During an ambulatory phlebectomy, the vein doctor makes small incisions on the skin’s surface to physically extract the superficial varicose veins. The incision marks gradually heal and fade away from the skin’s surface.

Endovenous laser treatment is a permanent procedure. Once the diseased vein and superficial varicose veins are removed, they can’t come back. Furthermore, since endovenous laser treatment targets the root cause of your vein problems and not just the symptoms, the risk of varicose veins returning is fairly low. Our considered approach to varicose vein treatment ensures long-lasting results with minimal risk of recurrence.

But while the same varicose veins can’t return, you may suffer from another chronic venous insufficiency, leading to new varicose veins. Patients with a history of vein problems have a higher risk of vein disease recurrence, for which you’ll need another round of treatments.

There are no definite means of preventing the recurrence of varicose veins. But you can minimize the risk of varicose vein recurrence. The most important factor in minimizing the risk is to undergo comprehensive vein treatments from reliable vein doctors. Your vein doctor must perform a duplex ultrasound test to visualize the direction of blood flow in your leg veins and diagnose chronic venous insufficiency. After diagnosing the root cause of your vein problems, they must treat vein disease and varicose veins.

The following lifestyle changes can also minimize the risk of vein disease:

• Wear compression stockings regularly
• Elevate your legs above your heart’s level while sitting down
• Engage in aerobic workouts that activate your calf muscles — running, cycling, and swimming
• Don’t sit or stand for long periods of time without movement
• Drink lots of water