Sclerotherapy Procedure Video
Are you curious how sclerotherapy is performed? To view more vein procedure videos, go to La Jolla Vein Care’s YouTube channel.
Watch us on CBS Channel 8 ‘American Health Front’
La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Nisha Bunke will be featured on “American Health Front!” this Sunday at 3:00pm on CBS 8. This medical program will follow the PGA tour. Dr. Bunke talks about vein disorders that afflict Americans and leading edge procedures for treating varicose veins.
Tune in this Sunday, May 17th at 3:00pm on CBS Channel 8, immediately following the final round of the Wells Fargo PGA golf tournament.
Before and After Photo Gallery
Before and after picture of varicose vein treatment at La Jolla Vein Care. Read more about non-surgical varicose vein removal or click here to go to la jolla vein care’s photo gallery.
Before and After Photo Gallery
This is a before and after picture of leg vein treatment with sclerotherapy at La Jolla Vein Care. See all of our Before and After Photos of San Diego Vein Treatment. Go to the ‘Results‘ page of www.july01ljvascular.com. Click here to see more before and after photos of leg vein treatment by La Jolla Vein Care.
Video: Spider Vein Sclerotherapy
Watch a video on spider vein treatment with sclerotherapy.
Sclerotherapy is considered the ‘gold standard’ of treatment for leg veins.
Sclerotherapy involves an injection of a medication into the vein. This will cause the vein to collapse and gradually fade away. Sclerotherapy has been used to treat spider veins for decades, but new solutions such as AscleraTM allow for spider veins to be treated with minimal discomfort and immediate return to activities. Saline solutions are rarely used these days by vein specialists, because alternatives solutions are less painful and better tolerated. Sclerotherapy is preferred by most vein specialists over laser because spider veins often have underlying ‘feeder veins’ that can easily be treated with sclerotherapy, but are not addressed by laser. Many people will require more than one treatment session for optimal results. The national average is 2 to 5 treatment sessions. Wearing compression stockings after treatment will improve results.
What are varicose veins and spider veins?
Spider veins are like varicose veins but smaller. Often, they are red or blue. They can look like tree branches or spiderwebs with their short, jagged lines. This patient had large clusters bluish colored spider veins around the knee (see top picture). These were treated with sclerotherapy injections at La Jolla Vein Care (after picture on bottom). To see how sclerotherapy works, go to La Jolla Vein Care’s Youtube channel.
Varicose veins are bulging, twisted veins located just under the skin. This is a before and after picture of a patient who was treated at La Jolla Vein Care with radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy to dissolve the varicose veins. There are no surgical incisions with these treatments.
Varicose (VAR-i-kos) veins are enlarged veins that can be blue, red, or flesh-colored. They often look like cords and appear twisted and bulging. They can be swollen and raised above the surface of the skin. Varicose veins are often found on the thighs, backs of the calves, or the inside of the leg. During pregnancy, varicose veins can form around the vagina and buttocks.
Spider veins are like varicose veins but smaller. They also are closer to the surface of the skin than varicose veins. Often, they are red or blue. They can look like tree branches or spiderwebs with their short, jagged lines. They can be found on the legs and face and can cover either a very small or very large area of skin.
March is DVT Awareness Month
March is DVT Awareness Month
Read these tips to reduce your risk.
VenaSeal ‘Vein Glue’ Approved By FDA To Treat Varicose Veins
VenaSeal ‘Vein Glue’ Approved By FDA To Treat Varicose Veins
Earlier this week, The U.S. food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the VenaSeal closure system to permanently treat varicose veins by sealing the affected superficial veins using an adhesive agent.
This treatment has been used
in Europe, and will soon be available to vein specialists and their patients in the United States.
According to the manufacturer’s website:
‘The VenaSeal Sapheon Closure System is a unique, minimally invasive treatment that uses a safe-for-the-body medical glue to quickly and effectively treat varicose veins (venous reflux disease). Using ultrasound, a doctor will guide a tiny catheter through a small access site in the skin and into the diseased area of the vein. Next, the VenaSeal dispenser delivers a very small amount of medical glue to close the vein. Once the affected vein is closed, blood is immediately re-routed through other healthy veins in the leg.
Unlike other treatments, VenaSeal does not require anaesthesia to be injected into the leg via multiple needle sticks (tumescent anesthesia), and because there are no pre-procedures drugs involved, patients can return to their normal activities right after the treatment. Unlike heat-based procedures, with VenaSeal there is no risk of skin burns or nerve damage. VenaSeal usually does not require any post-treatment pain medication or uncomfortable compression stockings.’
Dr. Bunke Explains Non-surgical Varicose Vein Treatments on San Diego News
Vein Stripping is a thing of the past! Watch La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Bunke on San Diego Living explain alternative non-surgical vein treatments to the outdated vein stripping surgery! The episode was aired yesterday, February 10th, on CW’s Channel 6. As Dr. Bunke explains, a common misperception about varicose vein treatment is that vein stripping surgery is still used as the main method used to treat varicose veins. The truth is, vein stripping surgery is nearly obsolete, with endovenous ablation being considered as the standard of care for treatment of the great saphenous and small saphenous veins. There are other treatment methods such as ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for the branching, bulging veins at the surface of the skin.
This news segment provides animations about how these vein treatments work.
For the endovenous ablation, specifically radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins, also known as the Venefit procedure (previously called VNUS Closure) is described. Dr. Bunke explains that a thin, flexible tubing called a catheter is placed inside the diseased vein. Radiofrequency energy is delivered to heat the vein and seal it shut. The body will gradually dissolve the treated vein. The blood is directed through other healthy veins.
A foam sclerotherapy animation is also shown. Foam sclerotherapy involves injecting a foamed medicine into the vein that will cause it to collapse, shrink and eventually dissolve.
These varicose vein procedures are minimally invasive and can be performed in the office without general anesthesia and almost immediate return to normal activities.
Dr. Bunke Featured on San Diego Living Channel 6
La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Nisha Bunke was a guest on this morning’s episode of San Diego Living on CW’s channel 6. Dr. Bunke spoke about the dangers of varicose veins.
