A GRAN spent her last years in “absolute agony” after undergoing a common treatment in the hopes of looking her best for her granddaughter’s wedding. Retired nurse Yvonne ...

The widower of a woman who underwent treatment for varicose veins said she was left in "agony" by severe scarring and skin ...

but sometimes the veins that are causing the varicose veins ― referred to as the axial vein ― need to be treated with an ablation where a heat source is put inside the veins and destroys the ...

A man in his early 30's passed away one month after receiving varicose vein surgery. The man's family attended the inquest ...

Varicose veins are an early manifestation of chronic ... the great saphenous vein largely a historic procedure. Endovenous ablation using catheter-based techniques achieve vein closure with ...

People with one symptom in their legs are being urged to take extra precautions before flying this spring. A medical expert ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radio frequency energy to treat varicose veins. During treatment, heat is sent into the veins via a thin, flexible tune, which ...

While at-home, over-the-counter, and prescription treatments can improve symptoms and prevent varicose veins from worsening, sclerotherapy or endovenous ablation are sometimes needed to eliminate ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...

We tend to treat varicose veins on an outpatient basis, meaning the procedure can be performed with local anesthesia and you can go home that same day. We often use ultrasound-guided treatments, such ...

To schedule an appointment with the Needham Vein Clinic, please call 781-453-7750. Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure which applies radiofrequency energy to shrink and close ...