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Varicose Vein Treatment
Causes of Varicose Veins Arteries carry blood from your heart to the rest of your tissues. Veins return blood from the rest of your body to your heart, so the blood can be recirculated. To return blood to your heart, the veins in your legs must work against gravity. Muscle contractions in your lower legs act as pumps, while toned, elastic vein walls help blood return to your heart. Tiny one-way valves in your veins open as blood flows toward your heart then close to stop blood from flowing backward.
Varicose veins occur when the valves in your veins malfunction. As you get older your veins can lose elasticity, causing them to stretch. When this happens, blood that should be moving toward your heart may flow backward. Blood pools in your veins, and your veins enlarge and become varicose. The veins appear blue because they contain deoxygenated blood, which is in the process of being recirculated.
How are varicose veins treated?
You don’t need surgery to get rid of varicose veins.
For years, people who suffer from varicose veins have been dreaming those words were true. Now, thanks to advances in the use of medical lasers, those dreams are a reality. A medical laser procedure, offered by NOHC, is proven to get excellent results without pain and lengthy recovery of surgical "vein stripping." It takes about 45 minutes and requires only local anesthesia. Your physician then inserts a thin laser fiber into the vein through a sheath and the laser light is emitted through the fiber. While you might feel some unfamiliar sensation, it is not painful. And it’s all done in the convenience of our Medina and Middleburg Heights (Southwest) office locations.
Varicose Vein Laser Treatment (951 KB)
Sclerotherapy (Vein) Treatment
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Sclerotherapy (Vein Treatment) (245 KB)