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2. Medicare and varicose vein treatment: Is it covered? - AOL

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   A stab phlebectomy to remove small varicose veins in an ambulatory surgical center would cost, on average, $479. The individual would be responsible for $95. In an outpatient hospital department ...

3. Ambulatory phlebectomy - Wikipedia

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   The procedure involves the removal of the varicose veins through multiple small 2–3 mm incisions in the skin overlying the varicose veins. First the veins are marked with the patient in standing position. Then the patient is positioned on the operating table and local anesthesia is applied. Incisions are made using a surgical blade.

4. Does Medicare Cover Treatment for Varicose Veins? - AOL

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   Treatments for varicose veins that Medicare may cover include: Sclerotherapy: Sclerotherapy involves injecting a solution directly into the varicose vein, which forces blood to reroute or find a ...

5. Vein stripping - Wikipedia

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   Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease. The vein "stripped" (pulled out from under the skin using minimal incisions) is usually the great saphenous vein. The surgery involves making incisions (usually the groin ...

6. CHIVA method - Wikipedia

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   CHIVA method is a type of surgery used to treat varicose veins that occur as a result of long term venous insufficiency. [1] The term is a French acronym for Conservatrice Hémodynamique de l'Insuffisance Veineuse en Ambulatoire (ambulatory conservative hemodynamic treatment venous insufficiency).

7. Post-thrombotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   This valvular incompetence combined with persistent venous obstruction from thrombus increases the pressure in veins and capillaries. Venous hypertension induces a rupture of small superficial veins, subcutaneous hemorrhage [7] and an increase of tissue permeability. That is manifested by pain, swelling, discoloration, and even ulceration.