(Lexington) May 7, 2004 - Angela Demery is a wife and mother. She's now 34-years-old and wanted to do something about the varicose veins that were becoming more prominent in her legs, "Within the last ...

Her faulty valves are preventing blood from circulating. The result: painful varicose veins. "My leg felt was very heavy and very painful. I had a lot of fatigue," said MacKenzie. To treat this, ...

Varicose veins are not just an unattractive nuisance. Left untreated, they also can lead to throbbing pain, swelling, leg fatigue and even ulceration. However, there is a solution to this common ...

For sufferers of varicose veins and venous reflux disease, a new option other than traditional vein stripping is available. General and vascular surgeon Alfonso Cordoba performs the VNUS closure ...

For years, the only option for treating varicose veins was a vein stripping procedure. Vein stripping was painful, required general anesthesia and took a couple hours to perform. Fortunately, a newer, ...

May 19, 2010 — Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) using ClosureFAST (VNUS) is similarly effective to laser for varicose veins but causes less postprocedural pain, according to the results of a randomized ...

Veins in your legs have a tough job. Not only are they constantly being squeezed by muscles to help force blood back to your heart, they have little valves that act as one-way flaps to prevent ...

Some 41 percent of American women may have varicose vein disease by the time they reach their 40s and 50s. Now Washington University in St. Louis dermatologic surgeons are among a growing group of ...

Dealing with the aches and pains of varicose veins has become a lot easier, thanks to a new procedure that takes about 20 minutes in the doctor's office. In the old days, people had to undergo a ...

UNDATED HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us how to put an end to what can be a very painful problem, not just a cosmetic one. Most people think of varicose veins as a cosmetic issue unless you ...

Patients who received radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins reported less post-procedural pain than those treated with endovenous laser ablation. However, both groups reported the same clinical ...