Unsightly and uncomfortable leg veins can be easily treated using a clinical process called sclerotherapy. This involves micro-injections of a specialised formula that obliterates the problematic veins, leaving your legs free and clear.
Varicose veins are enlarged blood vessels that bulge and twist under the skin’s surface. They can cause symptoms such as heaviness, leg pain, swelling, or throbbing.
Laser-based skin improvement treatments
Laser skin treatments can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles and balance discolouration. But they can also damage the surface of your skin. For this reason, you should use a broad-spectrum sunscreen after any laser treatment.
Varicose veins occur when the one-way valves in your veins stop working correctly. This causes blood to pool, which can cause swollen and twisted vessels known as varicose veins. Varicose veins can be painful and affect a person’s quality of life.
Unlike surgical options, non-surgical varicose vein removal Adelaide is walk-in/walk-out and involves minimal recovery time. The procedure is performed by specialist cosmetic physicians trained in the latest techniques from Europe and America. Patients who undergo sclerotherapy are usually satisfied with the results and enjoy improved health and well-being for years. The procedure is safe and effective, and most insurers will cover it. However, speaking with your GP before scheduling the process is essential.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy, along with surgery and ultrasound, is one method of treating varicose veins. It involves injecting a medicine into the diseased vein. This medicine, called sclerosant, irritates the lining of the blood vessel and causes it to close. The body then resorbs the diseased vein. This procedure is used for smaller spiders or uncomplicated varicose veins. It is also used for venous insufficiency, which can cause pain and swelling in the legs.
The doctor uses a fine needle to inject the sclerosant into the affected vein. The injection may cause a mild pinprick sensation. You can walk right after treatment, but you should wear compression stockings. You may have bruising or brown pigmentation where the blood vessels were injected. This will fade over six months.
Sclerotherapy is a safe and effective way to fade unsightly spider or varicose veins. It’s a standard varicose vein removal Adelaide treatment to help you look your best and feel better.
Endovenous laser ablation
EVLT is an in-office procedure that uses ultrasound guidance to direct laser energy into diseased, malfunctioning varicose veins. This causes the vein walls to collapse and seal, rerouting blood flow to healthy veins. Unlike the previous surgical method (vein stripping), it requires no skin incisions and results in a rapid recovery.
After a small amount of local anaesthetic is injected into your treatment site, a needle is inserted into your vein, and a wire is passed up through the vein. Then the catheter is positioned over the wire, and laser energy is delivered into the vein wall, which destroys it.
Following EVLT, you may experience pain, tenderness, tightening and bruising in the treated area for one to two weeks. Your doctor will recommend compression socks to aid circulation and decrease these symptoms.
Vein stripping
Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged blood vessels that appear bulging and blue under the skin. They form when valves that keep blood flowing toward your heart are damaged. They are most common in the legs but can occur elsewhere in your body. If left untreated, varicose veins can swell and become painful. They may also cause open sores (ulcers) to develop.
Your doctor may recommend vein stripping as part of your varicose vein removal Adelaide treatment plan if you have large varicose veins or have ulcers that won’t heal. It is an outpatient procedure, so you won’t need to stay in the hospital. However, you will need someone to drive you home after the procedure.
Your doctor will give you a sedative and regional anesthesia to prepare for the surgery. You may need to stop taking medicines that make it harder for your blood to clot, such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), and blood thinners. Before the surgery, your doctor will mark the areas of your leg to be treated.
Varicose Vein Removal Adelaide
Spider and varicose vein cause discomfort, heaviness, and swelling of the legs. These can also lead to venous stasis ulcers that take long to heal.
Weak or faulty one-way valves cause varicose and spider veins. This causes the blood to flow backwards and pool within the veins which become swollen and twisted.