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The veins that we treat are already diseased and are not functioning properly (or pumping blood). Therefore, your body has already created new, healthy veins to take over and do the work for the failed ones. Removing the varicosities actually improves your circulation by forcing the pooling blood out of the failed vein and into surrounding, healthy veins.

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Sclerotherapy done badly and/or with an ineffective sclerosant such as saline does have a high recurrence rate. This is why training in phlebology is important. Also, we use Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy to accurate pick off for removal the offending veins.

Labels: Varicose Veins

Less than 20% of the procedures performed for varicose veins at the BC Laser and Skin Care are done for purely cosmetic reasons. Varicose veins can cause pain, swelling, phlebitis and sometimes hemorrhage. We have treated dozens of patients whose severe venous ulcerations have been present or recurrent for several years, and many of them have experienced long lasting healing within a few weeks.

Labels: Varicose Veins