Varicose veins are the enlarged tortuous greenish veins seen in the legs and can vary in size from small to huge. Besides being “ugly looking” they can pose a risk to lifestyle (swollen, heavy or painful legs with pigmentation, bleeding or recurrent non-healing wounds) or life (causing blood clots that can break off and go to the lungs). Advances in techniques and equipment have made the treatment less invasive with reduced hospitalisation, convalescence, complications with more comfort and patient friendly outcomes. 

What is treatment of Varicose veins?
Treatment involves control of risk factors to prevent recurrence followed by use of limb elevation while sleeping, graduated compression stockings that are tighter near the ankle and less tight as one moves up, exercises and use of venous tonics to increase venous tone. While this form of treatment is very important and helps relieve symptoms and prevents deterioration, it does not help cure veins that have already gone bad.