You don't have to live with the pain or unsightliness of varicose veins. Estea Laser & Cosmetic Center in Long Beach, California, offers varicose vein care that can help.
You Are Not Alone
In the United States, nearly 50% of the adult population suffers from undesirable, unsightly, and painful varicose veins. Varicose veins appear in both men and women, but more frequently in women, as superficial or deep. The superficial veins and their branches are close to the skin.
These veins typically become varicose and their visible appearance on the skin can be disturbing. They are large, bulging veins often associated with pain, fatigue and swelling or achy legs as well as even more serious complications such as blood clots and leg ulcers.
Sometimes varicose veins are deeper under the skin surface and not visible. These deep varicose veins are encased by muscle and connective tissue, which help pump the blood in the veins and back to the heart.
These veins have one-way valves to prevent them from developing varicosities. However, the symptoms tend to be the same as superficial veins. Faulty valves in the veins, which allow some blood circulation to flow back instead of continuing on course to the heart, cause varicose veins. Thus, patients can have pain, ranging from a dull throbbing pain to a burning sensation.
Heredity, obesity, pregnancy, hormonal changes, prolonged standing, increased abdominal pressure due to tight clothing and other issues cause varicose veins.
Treatment
The treatment for varicose veins can be done on an outpatient basis or our in-office setting. For this local anesthetic procedure, the vein collapses and seals shut. A tiny catheter is inserted into the damaged vein to deliver radio frequency or laser energy to the vein wall under ultrasound guidance, causing it to heat and collapse. This procedure causes insignificant postoperative pain and is the least invasive, safest, and the most effective treatment available.
Contact us in Long Beach, California, to learn more about our varicose vein care options.
