Alternative Treatments
Compression Stockings
- Compression stockings are prescription garments that fit tighter around the foot and
gradually loosen compression as they move up the leg. - They are designed to increase your blood flow, and to help push your veins blood back
upward toward your heart. - They can provide symptomatic relief of pain and swelling and can encourage healthier,
more efficient blood flow. - When used with other treatments they may also increase the effectiveness of those
treatments, so they are often helpful before or after sclerotherapy and EVLA treatments. - They do not treat the underlying problem. Because vein disease is progressive, symptoms will typically worsen over time if the disease is not properly treated.
Veinwave
- It is a medical device that uses a process called thermocoagulation to destroy finethread spider veins.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy - It is a procedure used to remove bulging veins that are close to the skin’s surface. This
procedure requires local anesthesia before removing the veins through small incisions
or needle punctures. - For some patients this is an appropriate treatment for bulging veins because it can
result in faster resolution of symptoms and a better cosmetic outcome.