Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...

Varicose veins are unsightly, and in severe cases they could signal a potential health problem. Millions of Americans are prone to the condition, but a No Knife procedure repairs varicose veins ...

Many people don't like to expose their legs because of varicose veins. They are not only unsightly, but can be painful. Surgery used to be the answer, but a newer option is less invasive. Ben Britt, ...

TARZANA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Varicose veins can be more than just unsightly, they can be very painful. Health officials say varicose veins affect 50 percent of women and 40 percent of men.

Her faulty valves are preventing blood from circulating. The result: painful varicose veins. "My leg felt was very heavy and very painful. I had a lot of fatigue," said MacKenzie. To treat this, ...

Endovenous ablation is a nonsurgical procedure that uses radiofrequency waves or a laser to seal varicose veins. The method is minimally invasive and typically has a shorter recovery time and lower ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle McNeil, D.P.M Varicose vein treatments decrease symptoms, prevent complications such as leg pain, blood clots, or sores (ulcers), and sometimes eliminate them. For some ...

Until about 15 years ago, one of the main ways to treat varicose veins was through surgery called vascular stripping — a process that is as brutal as it sounds. The process involves making an incision ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. -- Dr. Ronald Kolegraff recalled the good old days as a general surgeon, when he would perform varicose vein removal. "When the treatment of the disease was often worse than the ...

Dealing with the aches and pains of varicose veins has become a lot easier, thanks to a new procedure that takes about 20 minutes in the doctor's office. In the old days, people had to undergo a ...

Lynn Taylor Rick Journal staff Jul 21, 2012 Jul 21, 2012 0 For 30 years, Trish Jackson spent her days on her feet working in the banking industry. As she got older, the 59-year-old Rapid City woman ...