Just as ablative catheter techniques have made open ligation and stripping a historic procedure, new techniques in the removal of varicose veins are challenging traditional stab phlebectomy. In the ...
, a special light source marks the location of the vein. Tiny 1 - 2 mm cuts are made in the skin, and surgical hooks pull the vein out of the leg. This surgery requires local or regional anesthesia.
Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...