Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) or therapy (EVLT) is a breakthrough in the modern management of varicose veins. This technique has been used to treat varicose veins since 1999. It is a minimally invasive laser treatment performed at Granville Bridge Medical Centre.
Varicose veins and venous insufficiency involving the great or small saphenous venous systems inside legs can be treated by this. Walls of the veins are damaged by the laser energy, which effectively closes the refluxing (insufficient) vein. This treatment takes approximately one hour to be conducted, and the person can indulge in daily activities very same day. Clinical studies reported in medical literature have shown it to achieve the best accomplishment rate associated with any procedure designed for the treatment of large varicose veins – as much as 99% accomplishment rate after a couple of years and 98% right after 5 years. This treatment is suitable to varicose veins greater than 6mm in diameter that are straight and not close to the skin surface.
As only a few varicose veins are suited to laser treatment a Duplex ultrasound scan is completed after the initial session to find out the leg veins to look for the direction of venous blood flow and the particular extent of the problem. Following this it can be determined if your leg veins are suited to laser treatment.
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