Varicose veins surgery. A surgery called vein ligation or vein stripping involves tying off and removing varicose veins. This treatment may be used when less invasive procedures don't work.

Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...

A common myth about varicose veins is that they’re purely a cosmetic issue. Although some people may only experience aesthetic changes, that’s not always the case. “They can ...

Varicose veins are atypically enlarged blood vessels that develop because of a weakness in the vein’s wall. Treatments focus on improving their appearance and easing symptoms. For some people ...

Varicose veins are fairly common, affecting around 20 percent of adults, according to Informed Health.Though anyone can get them starting as young as their 20s, they're primarily found in women ...

Varicose veins — which affect about a third of all adults — look knotty, ... a vascular surgeon with Texas Vascular Associates in Plano and secretary of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

Beware of the outdated surgery that makes varicose veins worse. By CAROLINE SCOTT . Published: 15:05 EDT, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 15:40 EDT, 21 August 2023 ...

Vein ablation, done under a local anesthetic and usually in a surgeon’s office or a hospital outpatient center, uses lasers, radio-frequency energy or a mechanical device to close varicose veins ...

This article appears in print in the April 2019 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Vascular surgeons treat diseases of the arteries and veins (excluding the heart) ...