What to expect from your first appointment for varicose veins

This article discusses varicose veins and how they can cause problems for people. Most varicose veins which are visible do not cause medical problems. In fact a large number of people with not medical problem have visible veins. However varicose veins which are related to venous insufficiency can cause a number of symptoms and also a number of medical problems which are described below.

What are varicose veins?The text book definition of varicose veins is that they are tortuous, dilated, superficial veins. This just means that they are lumpy visible veins in the leg.What do they look

This 36 years old male is telling his story about treatment of varicose veins. Varicose veins are affecting both legs. Symptoms included swelling, discomfort and skin discoloration in the gaiter area. He had venous duplex scan (ultrasound of veins), which showed incompetent superficial veins. Afterwards was reviewed in the clinic with the results and had treatment options discussed with him. He agreed to proceed with minimally invasive endovenous ablation, which was performed by Mr Jaffer under local anaesthesia as a day case procedure. Recovery was uneventful.

Mr Usman Jaffer explains what varicose veins are and why they occur. He explains what fails in the venous system to cause them to happen and also what the potential complications of having varicose veins are.

Mr Usman Jaffer explains that there is a risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis following varicose veins surgery and that this risk is likely reduced significantly by being active following the procedure.

Short video of a patient describing her experience of varicose veins surgery by the endovenous ablation technique. This lady describes her experience as painful but she’s very happy she had the procedure due to a successful outcome.