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2. Sclerotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Sclerotherapy is a non-invasive procedure taking only about 10 minutes to perform. The downtime is minimal, in comparison to an invasive varicose vein surgery. [17] Sclerotherapy is the "gold standard" and is preferred over laser for eliminating large spider veins telangiectasias.

3. Endovenous laser treatment - Wikipedia

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   The laser is activated whilst the catheter or laser fiber is slowly withdrawn, resulting in obliteration of the saphenous vein along its entire length. The treatment, which is performed without sedation, usually takes between 1 and two hours, and the patient walks out under his or her own power. The leg is bandaged and/or placed in a stocking ...

4. CLaCS - Wikipedia

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   CLaCS (Cryo-Laser and Cryo-Sclerotherapy) is a treatment for leg vein lesions by combining transdermal laser effect and injection sclerotherapy, all under skin cooling (Cryo - cold air blown onto the skin at -20C). [1] [2] [3] The laser causes a selective photothermolysis damaging the vein wall. The vein's lumen gets smaller.

5. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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   Arterial and venous disease treatment by angiography, stenting, and non-operative varicose vein treatment sclerotherapy, endovenous laser treatment have largely replaced major surgery in many first world countries. These procedures provide reasonable outcomes that are comparable to surgery with the advantage of short hospital stay (day or ...

6. Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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   Possible medical procedures include sclerotherapy, laser surgery, and vein stripping. [2] [1] However, recurrence is common following treatment. [2] Varicose veins are very common, affecting about 30% of people at some point in their lives. [8] [3] [9] They become more common with age. [3] Women develop varicose veins about twice as often as ...

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   “The pillows can also help decrease leg and back pain, by flattening the lumbar spine. Elevation of the legs on the pillow helps to decrease the swelling into the legs and can help decrease pain ...