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Veins have leaflet valves to facilitate the flow of blood to the heart. When these valves do not function properly, blood pools. This in turn causes veins to dilate and become varicose veins elongate. Sometimes they do not cause medical problems, most others require special treatment to relieve pain and can lead to blood clots and other complications. Some people choose surgery for aesthetic reasons, others out of necessity.

Although any vein in the body may degenerate into a varicose vein, the most likely to be affected are the legs and feet, especially in the calf. Because the factors that favor its development include obesity, sedentary lifestyle and stand still for long periods of time. Another factor is the genetic predisposition

Symptoms

* Leg Pain and a feeling of “heavy legs”.
* Feeling of burning and tingling in the legs steady.
* Cramps and itching in the affected areas.
* You can excel in either part or the whole leg, presenting an aesthetically unpleasant.

Laser Surgery
As an alternative to the operation of “pulling” and would microsurgery, laser surgery of varicose veins. This surgery involves catheterization (a catheter or tube) with a needle into the vein at the top of the knee. Then, using Doppler ultrasound guidance is inserted into the vein a small tube of three millimeters with a laser fiber inside. With this fiber laser and by the action of heat, is necessary to close the diseased vein, forcing blood to circulate through deeper veins and healthy.

To avoid the pain of the patient by the heat of the laser, the procedure is performed under local anesthesia in areas adjacent to the area where it has radiated heat.

Compared with other types of operations, laser surgery is highly recommended as it leaves no cosmetic sequelae and the recovery period is optimal. This is also a fast and simple that takes about 45 minutes.

It should be noted that not all patients suffering from varicose veins are suitable for laser intervention. Therefore, it is necessary and recommended evaluation by a physician to establish, through Doppler ultrasound, if the patient is a good candidate for laser surgery.

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