Varicose Vein Treatment at VIR Chicago offers advanced and minimally invasive solutions for managing varicose veins, improving both the appearance and health of affected legs. Our expert team utilizes the latest techniques to ensure effective treatment and quick recovery.
Vein Ablation
Vein Ablation involves using laser or radiofrequency energy to heat and close off varicose veins. This minimally invasive procedure is performed under local anesthesia, providing effective relief with minimal discomfort and downtime. At VIR Chicago, we ensure precise and efficient vein ablation, offering both laser and radiofrequency options.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is a technique where a special solution is injected into the varicose veins, causing them to collapse and fade. This procedure is particularly effective for smaller veins and spider veins. Our specialists at VIR Chicago perform sclerotherapy with precision, ensuring optimal results and patient satisfaction.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy
Ambulatory Phlebectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove superficial varicose veins through small incisions. This technique is ideal for larger veins and provides immediate cosmetic improvement. VIR Chicago’s skilled surgeons perform ambulatory phlebectomy with care, ensuring minimal scarring and quick recovery.
Venaseal
Venaseal is an innovative treatment that uses a medical adhesive to close varicose veins. This procedure is performed without the need for tumescent anesthesia or compression stockings, offering a quick and effective solution. At VIR Chicago, we utilize the Venaseal system to provide patients with a comfortable and efficient treatment option.
Key Points:
- Conditions treated: varicose veins, spider veins
- Techniques: vein ablation (laser or radiofrequency), sclerotherapy, ambulatory phlebectomy, Venaseal
- Goals: improve appearance, alleviate symptoms, enhance leg health
- Expertise: advanced, minimally invasive procedures
Treatment: The varicose vein treatments at VIR Chicago are tailored to each patient’s specific needs. Vein ablation offers a minimally invasive solution for closing larger veins, sclerotherapy effectively treats smaller veins, ambulatory phlebectomy removes visible veins surgically, and Venaseal provides a quick adhesive-based treatment. Our comprehensive approach ensures the highest standard of care and excellent outcomes.
Before and after sclerotherapy of varicose vein treatment
Varicose vein disease is common, and may only result in mild cosmetic type changes in the legs. However, this condition can progress to cause symptoms of irritation where mild aching may occur. Severe varicose vein disease may cause marked ankle or leg swelling, aching pain, chronic skin changes and ulceration. Some patients may suffer from “night cramps” in their legs associated with vein disease. Varicose vein therapy used to be surgical, with inpatient vein stripping under general anesthesia as the mainstay.
Ultrasound guidance is used to access some veins.
The advent of minimally invasive catheter based laser ablation and ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy (injection of a medicine to shrink or destroy varicose and spider veins) has opened a new world of non-surgical therapy for varicose and spider veins. These treatments can often be combined to rapidly resolve superficial vein problems in the legs. Success rates are often better than surgery, and these outpatient procedures have a much lower complication rate and quicker recovery period when compared to surgery.
Before and after sclerotherapy of spider veins
Our group of VIR Chicago physicians is experienced in laser ablation of large veins, sclerotherapy of spider and varicose veins, as well as micro-phlebectomy (a procedure where veins are actually removed through a one millimeter incision!).
Complications and side effects are usually mild. All risks and benefits are discussed at the first clinic appointment. While cosmetic procedures are not covered by medical insurance, we work with your insurance company to help arrange coverage for markedly symptomatic vein disease.
