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If you suffer from varicose veins, you’re a member of a very large club. Some 25 million Americans face a daily struggle with ropey veins that can cause throbbing pain, severe swelling, and heavy, tired legs and disfiguration. Varicose veins are caused by venous reflux or venous insufficiency and can begin to appear as soon as adolescence. By the age of 50, half of Americans have the condition. VNUS Closure is a quick and painless solution.
What is Venous Reflux Disease?
Venous reflux or venous insufficiency develops when the valves that usually keep blood flowing out of your legs become damaged or diseased, causing varicose veins and symptoms of discomfort and disfiguration. Once it appears, venous reflux disease never goes away by itself – it's a progressive condition that can only worsen unless treated. Fortunately, the minimally-invasive, device-based advances in medical technology that have so profoundly impacted heart, lung and brain surgery in recent years are now having a similarly revolutionary impact on the treatment of varicose veins. The next-generation VNUS ClosureFAST™ catheter represents the cutting edge of that technology.
Risk Factors for Venous Reflux Disease:
- Family History
- Age
- Multiple pregnancies
- Female gender
- Obesity
- Careers with prolonged standing or sitting
Symptoms of Venous Reflux Disease
- Swollen, ropey veins
- Purple varicosities
- Spider veins
- Throbbing or aching in the legs
- Swelling in the legs, especially after standing for long periods
- Heavy and tired legs, especially after standing for long periods
If you suffer from one or multiple of these symptoms, schedule a consult today!
Why VNUS Closure?
- Minimally invasive – done in office in under one hour with no recovery time
- Easy – very little pain, if any, occurs after the procedure and less bruising when compared to traditional vein striping surgery and laser treatment
- Inexpensive – VNUS closure is covered by most insurances for patients who meet the criteria for Venous Reflux Disease
VNUS Before & Afters
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How does it work?
The VNUS closure allows your doctor to close the diseased veins by inserting a small catheter and heating the vein wall using temperature-controlled radiofrequency energy. Heating the vein wall causes collagen in the wall to shrink and the vein to close. After the vein is sealed shut, blood then naturally reroutes to healthy veins.
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Other Services
- Sclerotherapy– If you do not have Venous Reflux disease but still suffer from unsightly telangiactasia, otherwise known as “spider veins,” we specialize in sclerotherapy for their removal. Sclerotherapy is the process of injecting a small chemical agent into the vein to seal it off and cause it to be absorbed back into the body.
- Ambulatory phlebectomy – A process used in the office to remove smaller incompetent veins after
your VNUS procedure has been performed.
Before Your Procedure
- To help alleviate symptoms until your procedure is performed, we recommend you buy compression stockings now.
- Over-the-counter anti-inflammatories may also help alleviate your pain.
- Other conservative measures include elevating your legs and avoiding long periods of standing.
What to Expect
- Your first appointment will include a Venous Duplex Ultrasound, a painless procedure in which the veins are mapped using ultrasound waves.
- If the Ultrasound shows Venous Reflux Disease, you will be scheduled for the VNUS Closure procedure, done in our office and taking less than hour.
- There is no recovery time. You can walk out the same day!
- We approximate a couple follow-up appointments to check on the status of your legs. At that time we may opt to close other veins if necessary or use sclerotherapy to eliminate small spider veins.
Scheduling an Appointment
- Call Maryam at 310-289-9955 ext. 2 to schedule your first appointment, which includes a consult and ultrasound.