Sometimes we have to ask ourselves the simple questions regarding removing leg veins. How can a person continue living after removing the leg veins?

Removing Leg Veins is Not Dangerous

This question may be very simplistic, but it is a good one so let’s be very clear; It is not dangerous to remove leg veins. In order to explain why it’s not dangerous, let’s look at how leg veins work and how leg vein removal effects the human body.

How Leg Veins Work

The circulation system to the legs consists of arteries and veins.  The arteries bring blood from the heart to the legs. The leg veins drain the blood from the legs back to the heart. Having adequate blood flowing to the legs by the arteries is essential for the legs to remain alive.

Removing Superficial Leg Veins is Safe

Since the veins do not supply blood to the legs, some of them can be removed if necessary.

There are two systems of leg veins — the deep veins and the superficial veins. Both sets of veins have little valves in them every few inches down which prevents blood from going downwards because of gravity. The deep veins are the most important venous circulation of the legs. They run between the muscles and carry the majority of the blood back to the heart. These veins cannot be removed. The superficial veins run in the fat beneath the skin and if incompetent can be removed, for example in a varicose vein surgery,  and the remaining veins will compensate for them.

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An important fact that many patients are still unaware of, is that conditions like varicose and spider veins needn’t be treated in a hospital anymore. By incorporating new state-of-the art technologies Premier Vein Centers is able to provide patients with a range of vein treatments, the majority of which can be performed in-office.

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Varicose Vein Laser vs Hospital Surgery with Anesthesia

The older procedure for the treatment of varicose veins was surgery for stripping the great saphenous vein which is the vein that goes from the inside of the ankle into the groin where it joins the deep vein.

It is usually performed in a hospital operating room with general or regional anesthesia. An incision is made at the ankle and in the groin and plastic wire is placed into the vein up to the groin. Another incision is made in the groin and the great saphenous vein is divided below where it enters the deep vein and the plastic wire is pushed through the vein so the vein is sticking out. A large cap is then screwed into the top of the plastic wire and the vein is tied underneath this. The vein is then removed by pulling the plastic wire at the ankle which causes the vein to invaginate or go inside of itself.

The leg is compressed with a heavy tape at the same time to prevent bleeding from its branches.This procedure results in a significant amount of trauma and bleeding to the surrounding tissue.

Varicose Vein Laser Treatment

The modern procedure for the treatment of varicose veins is known as endovenous laser treatment and is done in the comfort of a doctor’s office with local anesthesia only. The varicose vein laser treatment starts with the vein being imaged with ultrasound and after local anesthesia is applied to the skin, the vein is punctured with a needle. A small guide-wire is placed and a small tube is placed over the wire. The wire is removed and the laser fiber is then placed through the tube into the vein and advanced to below the junction of the deep vein.

This is all seen using ultrasound. The local anesthetic is then placed around the vein using ultrasound guidance. The laser is then turned on and slowly pulled back the length of the vein. This results in a destruction of the inside lining of the vein. The body is then able to resorb the vein with time and it disappears.

This varicose vein laser treatment procedure results in minimal trauma and bleeding to the surrounding tissue.

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Increase in the diameter of a vein results in the malfunction of valves inside of the vein that are designed to prevent blood from flowing backward in the vein. An inherited weakness of the vein wall (genetic) and circulating hormones that relax the smooth muscle of the vein wall are the most common causes. Females have high levels of such a hormone, the hormone progesterone. Pregnancies, obesity, hormone replacement therapy, the use of female oral contraceptives as well as occupations that require a standing position are additional causes of varicose veins. Since females usually have multiple risk factors for the development of varicose veins, about three fourths of the persons who have varicose veins are women and 25% are men.

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Varicose veins are a problem that can be successfully treated but the disorder cannot be permanently cured. The treatment of the abnormal veins does not remove the original tendency of a patient to develop varicose veins. Therefore, many patients need to return for maintenance treatments after their initial treatment is completed.

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A skin ulcer is caused by a venous reflux disorder that is called a venous stasis ulcer. Early signs that a venous stasis ulcer may develop include a darkening of the skin in the area of the ankle. Gradually, the skin may become leathery or waxy in appearance. 
Without treatment of the venous disease, the skin may breakdown and bleeding may occur.

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The abnormal limb or limbs should be treated thoroughly for best results. They may be treated at the same time or after one another.

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The backward flow of blood in varicose veins and main superficial trunks, the great saphenous vein (GSV) and lesser saphenous (LSV) vein actually interfere with the normal venous return of blood. Removal of these areas of abnormal circulation actually improves circulation of blood in the treated limb. It is this improvement in limb circulation that causes improvement of symptoms of tiredness and heaviness in the limb.

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A Phlebologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of vein disorders.

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Varicose Veins are veins that become abnormally swollen and large, usually due to defective valves in the vein. Varicose veins are sometimes bluish in color, protrude from the surface of the skin, and frequently have a winding or worm-like appearance.

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