VASCULAR CLINIC SERVICES
EVLT (Endovenous Laser Treatment)
Minimally invasive. No scar. Just great legs. Get dramatic results without drastic measures.
Banish varicose veins with EVLT®, the safe, effective and most widely used laser technique that works without painful surgery and lengthy downtime.
- 45-minute procedure
- No general anesthesia or hospitalization
- Immediate return to your normal routine - with little or no pain
- Covered by most insurance carriers
- Can be performed in the doctor’s office
- Up to 98% success rate
- Immediate relief of symptoms
- No scars
SCLEROTHERAPY
Sclerotherapy is an in office procedure that is used to treat small varicose veins and spider veins.
During the treatment, problem veins are injected with a chemical solution that causes the vein to collapse and prevents blood from flowing through it.
Once the blood flow in the varicose vein is stopped, the appearance of the vein will disappear and the blood will flow through healthy veins.
This procedure treats existing spider and varicose veins, but it will not prevent new spider veins and small varicose veins from forming. The injection may cause a burning or stinging sensation. Some veins may require treatment more than once while others will fade away after the first injection. After your Sclerotherapy session, the injection sites will be covered with gauze and tape. You may also need to wear compression stockings for up to a week after your treatment.
Sclerotherapy Side Effects
These side effects are mild and short lasting. Most of them last for a few weeks at most and do not affect your long-term results. There is no recovery time for Sclerotherapy. You will be able to go back to work that same day.
The amount of Sclerotherapy treatments needed varies from individual to individual. Typically, two to four treatments are needed to achieve the best results; however, larger varicose veins may require more treatments. Patients with milder cases of spider veins should see results with one or two treatments.
This procedure treats existing spider and varicose veins, but it will not prevent new spider veins and small varicose veins from forming. The injection may cause a burning or stinging sensation. Some veins may require treatment more than once while others will fade away after the first injection. After your Sclerotherapy session, the injection sites will be covered with gauze and tape. You may also need to wear compression stockings for up to a week after your treatment.
Sclerotherapy Side Effects
- Bruises at the site of the injection
- Brown discoloration of the skin
- Development of new spider veins
- Swelling around the ankles
- Small skin ulcerations
- Development of "trapped blood"
These side effects are mild and short lasting. Most of them last for a few weeks at most and do not affect your long-term results. There is no recovery time for Sclerotherapy. You will be able to go back to work that same day.
The amount of Sclerotherapy treatments needed varies from individual to individual. Typically, two to four treatments are needed to achieve the best results; however, larger varicose veins may require more treatments. Patients with milder cases of spider veins should see results with one or two treatments.
Duplex Ultrasound
Duplex ultrasound combines Doppler flow information and conventional imaging information, sometimes called B-mode, to allow physicians to see the structure of your blood vessels.
Duplex ultrasound shows how blood is flowing through your vessels and measures the speed of the flow of blood.
It can also be useful to estimate the diameter of a blood vessel as well as the amount of obstruction, if any, in the blood vessel.
Conventional ultrasound uses painless sound waves higher than the human ear can detect that bounce off blood vessels. A computer converts the sound waves into two-dimensional, black and white moving pictures called B-mode images.
Doppler ultrasound measures how sound waves reflect off moving objects. A wand bounces short bursts of sound waves off red blood cells and sends the information to a computer. Doppler ultrasound produces two-dimensional color images that show if blood flow is affected by problems in the blood vessels, such as cholesterol deposits.
Duplex ultrasound uses the two forms of ultrasound together. The conventional ultrasound shows the structure of your blood vessels and the Doppler ultrasound shows the movement of your red blood cells through the vessels. Duplex ultrasound produces images that can be color coded to show physicians where your blood flow is severely blocked as well as the speed and direction of blood flow.
Duplex ultrasounds help diagnose and examine conditions that affect the blood vessels. These conditions include:
Conventional ultrasound uses painless sound waves higher than the human ear can detect that bounce off blood vessels. A computer converts the sound waves into two-dimensional, black and white moving pictures called B-mode images.
Doppler ultrasound measures how sound waves reflect off moving objects. A wand bounces short bursts of sound waves off red blood cells and sends the information to a computer. Doppler ultrasound produces two-dimensional color images that show if blood flow is affected by problems in the blood vessels, such as cholesterol deposits.
Duplex ultrasound uses the two forms of ultrasound together. The conventional ultrasound shows the structure of your blood vessels and the Doppler ultrasound shows the movement of your red blood cells through the vessels. Duplex ultrasound produces images that can be color coded to show physicians where your blood flow is severely blocked as well as the speed and direction of blood flow.
Duplex ultrasounds help diagnose and examine conditions that affect the blood vessels. These conditions include:
- Carotid occlusive disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Leg artery disease
- Arm artery disease
- Aortoiliac occlusive disease
- Varicose veins
- Aneurysms in your abdomen or extremeties
RFC (Endovenous Radio Frequency Treatment)
Varicose vein treatment, or endovenous ablation, is a minimally invasive treatment that uses radiofrequency energy to cauterize (burn) and close abnormally enlarged veins in the
legs, a condition called varicose veins.
Normally, blood circulates from the heart to the legs via arteries and back to the heart through veins. Veins contain one-way valves which allow blood to return from the legs against gravity. If the valves leak, blood pools in leg veins which can become enlarged or varicose.
Endovenous ablation is an image-guided procedure that uses heat generated by radiofrequency or laser energy to seal off these faulty vessels, diverting blood flow immediately to nearby healthy veins.
Normally, blood circulates from the heart to the legs via arteries and back to the heart through veins. Veins contain one-way valves which allow blood to return from the legs against gravity. If the valves leak, blood pools in leg veins which can become enlarged or varicose.
Endovenous ablation is an image-guided procedure that uses heat generated by radiofrequency or laser energy to seal off these faulty vessels, diverting blood flow immediately to nearby healthy veins.