Heavy legs. Painful bruises. Purple spider veins. Bumpy varicose veins. Whatever your combination of symptoms, these are definitely not what your legs were meant to feel and look like. And they certainly aren’t meant to feel and look anything less than shorts and skirts-worthy this summer, with expected temperatures in Siouxland to reach well into the 100s.
Family Health Care’s VenaCure EVLT® Laser Treatment is so much more than a vanity procedure. In fact, it may be more important to your health than ever. Venous insufficiency causes painful legs, swollen joints, and achiness, none of which are small matters for people who were meant to move around, lead active, social lives.
It’s why vein ablation is often covered by insurance; there is plenty of research to show how well endovenous laser treatment, microphlebectomy, and sclerotherapy improve the health and wellness of the people who undergo treatment. Here’s a quick explanation of each of these procedures.
- Sclerotherapy: Sclerotherapy is a procedure that injects a salt solution through a very fine needle directly in to a vein. The vein reacts by closing down, eventually turning into scar tissue and fading from view.
- Microphlebectomy: Used for the treatment of large, dilated surface varicose veins, microphlebectomy involves small needle punctures under a local anesthetic, and is usually combined with endovenous laser treatment.
- Endovenous Laser Treatment: This ultrasound-guided technique treats varicose veins with by inserting an optical fiber directly into the problematic vein and shining an infrared laser, which causes the vein to contract and recede.
The best part is that vein treatments have very few side effects. In fact, most patients can resume normal activities within a day or two of the procedure. And the results truly stand (literally and painlessly) for themselves.
Don’t sweat out another summer covering your achy, tired legs with long skirts or pants. Now is a great time to find out more about how Family Health Care can make your legs feel and look years younger, and have the active life you imagined.
Call and schedule your appointment today. We’ll get you in, out, and on with summer.