According to recent statistics, around 35% of individuals in the U.S. have varicose veins. These are large and unsightly veins that often appear in your legs. Varicose veins can be embarrassing and affect your ability to carry out daily activities by causing leg pain, cramping, tingling, and swollen legs. Fortunately, there is an effective treatment for the condition. If you have Sebring varicose veins, minimally invasive technology needs no surgery or downtime. Here is a look at the common non-invasive varicose veins treatments to consider.
Making lifestyle changes
While there is no specific cause of varicose veins, the risk factors include; standing or sitting for a long time, smoking, lack of sufficient exercise, and being overweight or obese. The doctor might recommend simple lifestyle changes such as exercising regularly, avoiding standing or sitting for long, stopping smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight. This will help prevent or reduce varicose veins.
Compression stockings
You might be required to wear compression stockings for weeks or months. The socks help the veins to move blood more conveniently, reducing the severity of varicose veins. Your provider may also recommend elevating your feet to help support blood flow and prevent backflow that causes the varicose veins to develop.
Sclerotherapy
This involves the injection of a sclerosant solution into the varicose veins causing scarring and closing of the veins. These injections are made using ultrasound guidance. These veins fade away in some weeks. This procedure does not need anesthesia and is easily done in a healthcare office.
Varithena
Varithena is a treatment procedure in which a drug is injected into the varicose veins directly. The doctor administers a little amount of the drug into the varicose vein. The drug fills and collapses the varicose vessels to decrease their appearance.
Radiofrequency and laser treatment
As the name implies, it uses radiofrequency energy to damage the varicose veins, fading away. Strong bursts of light onto the vein make the vein slowly disappear and fade. No needles or cuts are used.
Micro phlebectomy treatment
Also referred to as ambulatory phlebectomy, this is another effective non-surgical treatment option for removing the damaged varicose veins from the legs. Using microscopic incisions removes the veins through the surface of your leg. A tiny nick is made on the surface of the varicose veins, and the vein is removed via a specialized tool. This procedure is often used in treating larger varicose veins and can be an alternate option when sclerotherapy is unsuccessful.
VenaSeal
This is a medical-grade glue placed in varicose veins using a small catheter, sealing the vein wall together. The doctor uses a medical adhesive and catheter to seal the varicose veins non-surgically. In several hours, the treated vein permanently hardens over and eventually gets absorbed by the body.
Don’t live with debilitating or unsightly varicose veins while there are effective nonsurgical treatments. Although every procedure uses a different technique, they all eradicate varicose veins in the same way. They make the blood vessels collapse and become scar tissue that eventually gets eliminated from the body. But keep in mind that each patient is different. While some patients only require a single treatment, some might require additional treatments.
