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Varicose vein treatment evolvingDate: 21/11/2007 10:42:22
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Treatments to remove painful varicose veins are rapidly evolving, with traditional surgery being replaced with more high-tech alternatives, according to the British Varicose Vein Centre (BVVC).
New treatments using laser and radiofrequency techniques are being introduced, meaning much shorter patient recovery times and higher success rates for patients.
According to the BVVC, laser treatment has a 98 per cent success rate with recurrence only three per cent, compared with the recurrence rate of surgery which varies between ten and 25 per cent.
David Greenstein MD, consultant vascular surgeon for the BVVC, commented on the difference between the two types of treatment, explaining that surgery is often done under general anaesthetic and requires time off work, while laser treatments can be conducted under local anaesthetic in an outpatient environment.
"The advantage of laser or radiofrequency is that it's all outpatient, it's all under local anaesthetic, it takes about 45 minutes - you can be back at work the following day, back at the gym within 24 hours," he said.
"It's like you've been to the dentist…You have it and can get back on with your life."
Figures from NHS direct show that varicose veins of the legs affect roughly 30 per cent of adults.
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