How To Remove Varicose Veins

There are several good reasons to consider having your varicose veins removed. The most popular reason is appearance. Unless your legs and ankles are covered with clothing all of the time, your varicose veins will show. If they are severe, you may feel self-conscious and conceal your legs. This is the number one reason people want to remove their varicose veins.

Varicose veins develop because the veins become weak and do not function properly to push the blood up the legs, against gravity back to the lungs and heart. When the tiny valves inside the veins fail to hold the blood as it is pumped, it starts to stay in the vein, making it stretch out of shape and bulge. When this happens in a vein that is close to the surface of the skin, it starts to show and gradually becomes large,
There are several things our specialist recommends for you to do to get relief from some of the above symptoms such as wearing compression stockings to keep pressure on the veins. In addition, you can sit for 10 – 15 minutes at a time throughout the day with your feet elevated above your heart. You may even have tried to lose weight so your heart and veins need to do less work to move your blood. When these recommendations fail to give relief, varicose vein removal is your best option.

There are several minimally invasive options for removing small to medium sized varicose veins such as sclerotherapy, radiofrequency energy and laser treatments. However, if your varicose veins are very large, surgery may be your best option.

During a consultation with our specialist, your varicose veins may be examined and the best treatment recommended. No matter what the reason, it is recommended to treat varicose veins before they develop blood clots that may become a very serious condition. Removing the affected veins is a good option because it not only improves your health, it also improves your