How long does the procedure itself take, and how much time should I expect for recovery?
Laser ablation of a saphnenous veins should only take about 30 minutes. If your surgeon is also doing microphlebectomy (removal of varicose veins, then it will take 20-30 mins longer depending on how much is to be done.
We schedule our patients to be here about 1.5 hrs for pre and post treatment prep and instructions. We apply a dressing and hose for 48 hrs but encourage walking often. After that just the hose are worn for a week. Recovery is short. I call all my patients the next day and many are away from home, driving and getting on with their daily lives. Heavy exercises can be resumed after the first week, but patients can walk, do treadmill and elliptical for short periods in that time. Discomfort is minimal but does vary from person to person. Ibuprofen helps with this.
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The procedure for laser closure takes about 45 minutes to an hour. Ligation and stripping may take longer. Recovery from laser closure is 1 to 4 days and for ligation and stripping about 2 weeks.
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It depends on the procedure. An endovenous ablation takes less than 20- 30 minutes. Microphlebectomy (removal of the superficial veins) can take an additional 30 or 40 minutes depending on how many veins. The old way of treating veins (stripping and ligation) is no longer necessary which took even longer. There is no downtime for the current procedures. Some bruising is to be expected.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
It depends on the procedure. An endovenous ablation takes less than 20 minutes. Microphlebectomy (removal of the superficial veins) can take an additional 20 or 30 minutes depending on how many veins. The old way of treating veins (stripping and ligation) is no longer necessary. There is no downtime for the current procedures. Some bruising is to be expected.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
Considering great advancements in this field, surgery as an option is almost obsolete for treatment of most cases of varicose veins. Notably,, there is no need to undergo general anesthesia, and tolerated extreme hospital/operating room costs for most cases of
varicose veins. Of course to have access to modern non-surgical treatments, the patient should seek help from a phlebologist physicians, preferably one who is certified by the American Board of Phlebology.
Modern treatments allow patients to continue routine activities immediately after the treatment, which is done at doctor's office, not in an operating room. Anyhow, period of time for different surgeries is between half hour to 2 hours.
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I perform most all procedures in an hour or less.
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An ablation alone takes me about a half hour to perform. There is essentially no recovery. Patients walk out of the office.
Published on Jul 11, 2012