Varicose Veins

on the Leg

About Varicose Veins

Varicose veins can appear when blood collects in the vein instead of being pumped directly to the heart. Varicose veins are gnarled and enlarged. Any vein may become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs and feet. That's because standing and walking increase the pressure in the veins in your lower body. Varicose veins are more common in women than men. For some people, varicose veins are primarily a cosmetic concern, while others experience aching and discomfort in the area.

Varicose Vein Treatment

Varicose veins are most often treated with one of several non-surgical treatments. The most common treatment is called Sclerotherapy, where a solution is injected into the vein that seals it shut. The vein then turns into scar tissue, and color and inflammation of the vein usually fade in a few weeks. There is a new type of this therapy being used called microsclerotherapy which uses specialized solutions and injection techniques. Some doctors use an electrical current rather than injections to seal the vein; this is called Electrodesiccation. Laser surgery is sometimes used, most commonly for small varicose veins or spider veins. In this treatment, strong bursts of light are sent into the vein, causing it to slowly fade and disappear. A final treatment that can be used is vein stripping, where a long vein is removed through small incisions.

Glossary

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2003 UIP World Congress Chapter Meeting Abstracts Index

Epidemiological Study of Developing Varicose Veins ... K.A. Jäger Venous Reflux Measurement ... RVT, RDMS, RDCS, S Fiock, RVT Pulsed Doppler...

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VD711R

... vein insufficiency, in search for incompetent perforating veins, in recurrent varicose veins after prior surgery, and in cases where continuous-wave Doppler ... venous diameter of ... ...

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1996 -1998 Issues

... Anatomical patterns in varicose vein disease: A duplex scanning ... Doppler classification of postoperative recurrent varicose ... 98.8. Foot venous pressure measurement for evaluation ...

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Pharmacodynamic Effects of Ruscus Extract

A significant decrease in the venous diameter of deep veins, together with a significant increase in flow parameters in these veins, was found when patients with primary varicose vein ...

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eMedicine - Varicose Veins and Spider Veins : Article by Craig

Varicose Veins and Spider Veins ... is displayed, a particular spot in the image can be selected for Doppler-shift measurement of flow direction...

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VNUS Patient Information

... pressure. Doppler Ultrasound ... of small diameter (1-2 mm ... then tied to the vein and pulled out ... likely to become varicose than deep veins ... A temperature measurement component ...

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The Pregnant Patient:

... Increased venous pressure can cause dependent edema, venous stasis, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids. Pulmonary. As pregnancy progresses and the uterus occupies a greater percentage of ...

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2003 UIP World Congress Chapter Meeting - Abstracts

TITLE: Recurrent Varicose Veins: Our Experience with the Five Years ... should be continuous wave (CW) Doppler. Echo and color Doppler should be...

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CVTC

... Examination, Doppler Ultrasound ... vein diameter proved to be a relatively accurate measure of hemodynamic impairment. Ambulatory Phlebectomy. A Practical Guide for Treating Varicose ...

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The American College of Phlebology - Abstracts

...with previous injection sclerotherapy or varicose vein surgery were excluded from the.....second as duration of a pathologic reflux, diameter measurement at the fascial defect.....Deep ...

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BJS

Doppler sonography together with measurement of the peak of venous reflux enables distinction to be made between normal and varicose veins...

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