You can almost imagine what causes a vein problem and more specifically, varicose vein.

Life styles and nature of work are traced back to be one amongst the reasons for the varicose veins. Laser Vein Surgery has brought tremendous improvements in treating both this and spider veins. Before Laser Vein Surgery the veins used to be treated by 'vein stripping method' a painful surgery that required you to stay at hospital.

Varicose veins are caused when reverse blood flow results from failure of valves inside the veins to function properly. This permits blood to remain in the leg veins for longer than desired. This is common in people who have to stand or sit for long periods. As a result the veins do swell and can be very painful. Burning and swelling of the leg are also associated with it. On the other hand the small reddish or bluish mesh that appears on thigh, ankle or calves. Again these are the result of failed or mal functioning of valves. Both these can be decisively treated with Laser Vein Surgery.

The Laser Vein Surgery procedure is minimally invasive and called as endoluminal ablation of the saphenous vein (ELAS). It is performed under local anesthesia and large incisions are not necessary unlike vein stripping surgery. Your surgeon can tell which veins to treat exactly by a complete venous duplex ultrasound evaluation of your entire leg vein.

As applied to spider veins the Laser Vein Surgery can be more permanent if the feeder veins are also included in the plan for treatment. Your doctor will decide if the feeder vein treatment is required and Sclerotherapy (treatment by injections). Sotradecol, an FDA approved drug Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is surprisingly painless. Sclerotherapy in combination with Laser Vein Surgery decides the permanence of the effort. There is a fair chance of spider veins relapsing in three to four months.

Longevity of Laser Vein Surgery

The efficacy of the Laser Vein Surgery is no longer a point that matters but the longevity is. The developments in the laser techniques and the studies conducted over long have proven benefits of Laser Vein Surgery. The result can be easily sustainable for three years on varicose veins and its success rate is said to be 90 %.

Laser Vein Surgery: Post Operative Care

Your surgeon will suggest you to rest for a week before you completely can go up and running. You can avoid long periods of standing or even sitting in the post Laser Vein Surgery period. Avoiding cholesterol also helps to some extent.