There are many different methods of treating varicose veins and there's going to be one more method added to the array of options before the end of the year. That's because FDA approval has come through for a vein treatment needle called MicroCan and the company that makes it is planning to have it made available to the U.S. market sometime in 2008.
MicroCan is called "the tiniest needle in the universe" and is actually about half the size of the next smallest needles that are in medical use today. It was first developed for use in eye surgery but has since been approved for other uses including vein treatment.
Because of the needle's small size, it is possible to insert it completely into the skin without causing any bleeding at all. This is a painless procedure which is something that people getting vein treatment are always interested in finding. The procedure can be used to treat small varicose veins as well as spider veins.
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Question of the Day: Would you be interested in reducing varicose veins through treatment by the world's smallest needle?
