Varicose veins are not only unsightly… left untreated they can lead to chronic venous insufficiency, resulting in pain, inflammation, fatigue, blood clots, skin ulcers and more. But thanks to POM Vascular’s minimally invasive vein treatment, you no longer have to live with the pain and/or embarrassment of varicose veins.
We offer endovenous laser therapy and sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins.
Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery that would otherwise involve “stripping” the vein. With our advanced procedure, you can avoid vein stripping, along with the time, risk and painful recovery involved with traditional surgery.
EVLT has a number of advantages over surgical vein stripping, including:
In endovenous laser treatment, a thin fiber is inserted into the damaged vein through a very small entry point in the skin. A laser light is emitted through the fiber, as the fiber is pulled back through the vein, it delivers just the right amount of energy. The targeted tissue reacts with the light energy, causing the vein to close and seal shut. The veins that are closed are superficial veins that handle less than five percent of the body’s blood flow. The blood is automatically routed to other, healthy veins. The closed vein eventually shrinks and disappears as it is absorbed by the body.
Sclerotherapy is an outpatient medical procedure used to eliminate smaller varicose veins and spider veins.
It involves an injection of a solution (generally a salt solution) directly into the vein. The solution irritates the lining of the blood vessel, causing it to collapse and stick together and the blood to clot. This causes the spider vein to shrink and eventually disappear.
