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ENDOVENOUS ABLATION
EVLT
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EVLT is the No-Surgery, No-Scar way to treat varicose veins. It is a new procedure that that uses laser energy delivered in a thin fiber-optic probe to treat the underlying cause of the varicose veins.
Performed under ultrasound guidance and local anesthesia it allows a more gentle "minimally-invasive" approach to the treatment of varicose veins. There is minimal to no pain and virtually no scarring. A Doppler ultrasound examination is performed to map the vein or veins to be treated. During the procedure, the area of the leg affected is locally anesthetized and a thin laser fiber is introduced to into the abnormal vein, and carefully positioned to seal the vein. The laser energy is then delivered and it closes off the vein to any future blood flow. The patient’s body will naturally use other healthy veins to return blood to the heart. The fiber-optic laser probe is then withdrawn from the body and the patient can resume normal activities within hours. This technique holds great promise to eliminate the pain and scars of open “stripping” operations and can be combined with sclerotherapy in many instances to manage the varicose veins completely without the need for a hospital stay.
Key Advantages:
- Treatment can be as short as one hour
- Safe and effective
- Can be performed in the doctor’s office
- Quick relief of symptoms
- Return to normal activity immediately – with little or no pain
- No general anesthesia or hospitalization
- No surgical scars
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