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EVLT - Varicose Vein Treatment
November 15, 2008 |
By the
time they are 50 years old, more than 40% of American women have developed
abnormal leg veins.
Dr. Moutaa BenMaarmer is a vascular specialist with Lee Memorial Health System.
He says, “The symptomatic patient, which means they have a varicose vein problem,
that they have pain or heavy legs, swelling at the end of the day or sometimes even
ulcers and bleeding.”
He adds whether your veins are painful or cosmetically unappealing there are several
ways to treat them. “The base of treatment of the varicose vein is to remove the
bad one so the blood will re-route and go and use the good veins.” A new laser treatment
called EVLT treats varicose veins from the inside-out. “Now the new treatment is
endovenous so you put the catheter in the vein and you use the laser energy to burn
the vein from the inside and that vein will collapse and the blood will not go through
anymore.”
The procedure has become very popular mainly because it is non-invasive. Dr. BenMaarmer
says, “The modern treatment of varicose vein, what’s good about it is that you do not need anesthesia, it’s done as an office procedure so the
patient will drive
himself in and out, they can work the same day and the result is excellent, no scar.”
Dr. BenMaarmer
says the majority of laser vein treatments are performed on legs
while a small percentage of patients have the procedure done on veins in the face.
Conditions like varicose veins are genetic and hereditary and can be passed down
through many generations. |
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