Laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins similarly improve patients' quality of life, whereas foam sclerotherapy has less of an effect, a randomized trial shows. In addition, of the three ...

“If the varicose veins are associated with chronic venous insufficiency or from poor blood flow back to the heart from ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England and Wales. The ...

Patients who received radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins reported less post-procedural pain than those treated with endovenous laser ablation. However, both groups reported the same clinical ...

Results have been presented from experiments on endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins in vitro using laser radiation of a solid-state laser and identifying the role a carbonized layer of blood ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - In the time it would have taken Jeff Sorensen to go out to lunch, the discomfort and swelling caused by his varicose veins was safely and painlessly treated at a Maitland, Fla., ...

INDIANAPOLIS — After years of hiding his legs, it's back to shorts for 61-year-old Jeff Latham. He's been avoiding them for the past six years to help cover a darkened, bulging varicose vein inside ...

Varicose veins are usually caused by leaky valves in the saphenous veins of the leg that prevent the blood from flowing back up to the heart. Over time, the veins bulge and are often painful. Some of ...

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Symptomatic venous insufficiency is common. Saphenous vein insufficiency is the most common form of venous insufficiency in those presenting with symptoms, which include pain, leg fatigue, oedema, ...