Varicose vein removal: a new treatment for varicose veins is available now that is non-surgical. It involvesradio-frequency to close the veins.
Varicose veins are purple-blue bulgy veins in your legs or rectum. These veins pop out as we age and stress our bodies. Some people are more prone to them than others. It used to be that surgery was the only way to get rid of them. A very painful surgery, that has many side effects. But, a new treatment is available now that is non-surgical. It involves radio-frequency to close the veins.
Varicose veins are due to the lack of circulation in the veins returning the blood flow back to the heart. When the blood does not circulate it accumulates in the veins and this stretches them making them bulge out.
People that have jobs where they sit for long periods of time with out moving are prone to varicose veins. The blood needs to circulate and when we block it from moving by sitting, or crossing our legs a blockage can be created and then a varicose vein may result. We need to get up often and stretch and exercise to minimize this risk. Other people who are prone to varicose veins are overweight, pregnant or people with a family history of
this condition.
These veins that pop out are very painful at times. There is a dull nagging ache that rarely goes away in some sufferers. Swelling and leg cramps and sores with a feeling a lead weight in the leg is very common with varicose veins. Varicose veins in the rectum
are extremely painful. These are often called hemorrhoids, itching, pain and blood in the stool are common with this type of varicose veins.
The new procedure that can be done to remove varicose veins involves only a local anesthetic and a very small opening in the skin to insert the electrode of radio frequency.
The radio frequency heats the weakened blood vessel that is experiencing the varicosity. The blood vessel walls constrict with the heat and this closes the vein. This procedure works best on large veins. The only side effects are some bruising, numbness and inflammation for a few days.
