Vein Stripping UK

EVLA (laser treatment): One leg £1695   Two legs £1995 The first step is to come along for a consultation to see one of our vascular specialists. This will include a colour duplex ultrasound scan to determine the underlying cause of your varicose veins i.e. whether you have any faulty valves. The doctor will then discuss the treatment options with you. If EVLA (laser treatment) is required this will be performed as a walk in- walk-out procedure without the need for a general anaesthetic.The procedure takes approximately 20 minutes per leg. A small injection of local anaesthetic will be given to numb the leg, a laser fibre is then inserted into the vein using ultrasound guidance, and this is then slowly pulled out destroying the vein in the process. A compression stocking will need to be worn for a week following treatment. The majority of patients state that this is the only uncomfortable part of the whole procedure. 6 weeks after treatment you will return for follow up where a repeat scan will be undertaken to ensure that the underlying cause of your veins has been solved. At this follow up you may need some foam sclerotherapy injections to remove any outlying veins on the service of the skin. Although any symptoms (aching, itching, throbbing) will be relieved almost immediately after treatment, you don’t tend to see the full cosmetic results for about 2-3 months.

Endovenous laser ablation, or EVLA, is the most common non-surgical treatment method for varicose veins. Using ultrasound guidance a needle is placed in the vein which needs destroying, a laser fibre is fed up the vein and the vein literally cooked so that it shrinks down and stops carrying blood. The lasering is painless but you will get some discomfort from the local anaethetic injections. Over 90% of patients are happy with the results. Recurrence of varicosities after treatment, in our experience, is less than 2%.

Foam Sclerotherapy is used to treat spider and varicose veins (if no underlying faulty valves). In this treatment the medication is mixed with air to form a suspension of micro-bubbles. The resulting foam is injected into the vein either directly or under ultrasound guidance. Because foam has a greater surface area than liquid, it is able to stick to the vein walls more effectively and cause faster "shrinkage" of the damaged veins. In clinical trials it has been found that foam-sclerotherapy treatment can be as effective as surgery