No one wants to live with aching, cramping, swelling legs and more often than not people will look for treatments like varicose vein ablation to treat their symptoms. The next questions they have before beginning any sort of treatment plan is determining the safety of it.

While it is expected that any procedure carries some risk profile, even checking your blood pressure, it is with reasonable assurance that when performed by a skilled team varicose vein ablation complications are highly infrequent; depending on the complication up to 1 in 1000

What are the risks of varicose vein ablation?

Before we get started on what you are likely on this page for we want to give some perspective with regards to numbers and their risk profile. Your odds of traffic accidents per 1000 miles is 1 in 366 and the odds of breaking a bone each year is 2.5 in 100.

Generally speaking, varicose vein ablation is complication-free and safe. It leaves virtually no scars with minimal down time when compared to old methods like vein stripping.

Now where do the risks and complications potentially come from with varicose vein ablations?

• Injections into the skin - 1 in 1000 - The injections made can cause skin infection requiring antibiotic treatment.

• Heat damage to nerves - 1 in 150 - if it occurs it generally goes away in 3-6 months, but may also be permanent

• Thrombophlebitis(inflammation of the vein, not infection) - 1 in 20 - This causes some minor pain and redness over the treated area and can be treated with NSAIDs like ibuprofen and ice-packs

• Bruising and tenderness - occasional - Due to the procedure and local anaesthetic placed around the vein, which is alleviated by the compression stockings.

• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - 1 in 400 -  A DVT is a blood clot that forms in your veins that can travel to your lungs. Both of these events are EXTREMELY uncommon and it is every more uncommon that both subsequently occur. Your overall risk of getting a DVT returns to normal about 2 weeks after the procedure, but it is slightly higher immediately following the procedure.

How YOU can prevent or reduce risks of complications for your varicose vein ablation.

• It sounds simple, but the biggest way you can prevent complications is to follow your doctor's orders. One thing doctors do not like is risk and anything they can do to mitigate it will be instructed to their patients.

• Shower or clean the day of your procedure and avoid putting lotions. Lotions and dirt can harbor bacteria. While your leg is sterilized before the procedure this extra step by you can help make that process a little more effective.

• To prevent a DVT after a varicose vein ablation you can:
• Please wear your compressive stockings as instructed
• It is important to walk 30–45 minutes each day for the duration of the treatment
• Please do not sit for prolonged periods after your procedure
• Avoid long distance travel for 4 weeks after completion of the treatment schedule or until cleared by your doctor.

What are some symptoms that you may have a problem that I should be on the look our for after a varicose vein ablation

• Signs and symptoms  to report to your doctor after a varicose vein ablation are:
• pain in the leg
• tenderness in the calf (this is one of the most important signs)
• leg tenderness
• swelling of the leg
• increased warmth of the leg
• redness in the leg
• bluish skin discoloration
• discomfort when the foot is pulled upward

Interested in varicose vein ablation

 in Ormond Beach, FL?

If you are looking for varicose vein ablation in Ormond Beach, FL then look no further. We have been treating varicose veins for over 20 years. We offer nearly pain free treatments that will leave you with beautiful looking, cramp free legs once again. Don't let varicose veins be a bother to you any more!