Our Vein Center in New York Describes Cutting-Edge Treatments for Varicose Veins and Spider Veins

If you have any signs or symptoms of vein disease, including varicose veins and spider veins, please consult our vein doctors. You can find our Midtown Manhattan vein clinic at 290 Madison Avenue, just across from the Grand Central Station and a short walk from the iconic Empire State Building. Our vein center in New York is extremely accessible — you can’t miss it. If you want to find out more about our cutting-edge treatments, please continue reading for a detailed overview.

1. Radiofrequency Ablation

Radiofrequency ablation is the most popular minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins and spider veins. During this minimally invasive treatment, the vein specialist creates an incision on your skin’s surface after applying local anesthesia. The incision is an entry point to insert a catheter under ultrasound guidance, driving it into the diseased saphenous vein. Once the catheter is lodged in place, the vein specialist applies anesthesia to the vein’s walls. Finally, the catheter is activated to generate thermal energy, collapsing the diseased saphenous vein. The accumulated blood automatically flows to healthier veins, and the diseased vein gets absorbed by the body.

2. Endovenous Laser Ablation

Endovenous laser ablation is an extremely effective minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins and spider veins. During this cutting-edge treatment, the vein specialist creates an incision on your skin’s surface after applying anesthesia. With vascular imaging guidance, the vein doctor inserts a laser fiber and catheter through the incision and into the diseased saphenous vein. Once the laser fiber is within the saphenous vein, the vein specialist applies tumescent anesthesia, i.e., delivers anesthesia to the vein’s walls. Finally, the vein doctor activates the laser fiber to generate laser energy, which immediately destroys the affected saphenous vein. The accumulated blood automatically reroutes to healthier veins, and the problematic vein eventually gets absorbed by the body.

3. VenaSeal

VenaSeal is one of the most recent cutting-edge treatments for varicose veins and spider veins, having recently received FDA approval. VenaSeal is the name of a medical-grade adhesive used to seal veins. During this minimally invasive treatment, the vein doctor injects this vein glue into the diseased saphenous vein. The vein glue fuses the saphenous vein’s walls, turning it into a hardened tissue. The accumulated blood flows to healthier veins, restoring smooth blood circulation to the heart. Meanwhile, the hardened vein gets absorbed by the body.

4. Ambulatory Phlebectomy

Ambulatory phlebectomy is one of the best cutting-edge treatments used to remove the superficial varicose veins and spider veins left on your skin’s surface after the primary vein treatment. During the ambulatory phlebectomy procedure, the vein doctor physically removes the superficial varicose veins through incisions on the skin’s surface. Once the superficial varicose veins are removed, the incisions are sutured and allowed to heal.

5. Sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive treatment used for spider veins. During sclerotherapy, the vein doctor injects a sclerosant medicine into the spider veins, turning them into hardened scar tissues that eventually get absorbed by the body. As the spider veins harden and get absorbed, they also fade away from the skin’s surface. However, sclerotherapy is a cosmetic treatment, i.e., it only removes visible spider veins without addressing underlying venous insufficiency.

Why Minimally Invasive Treatments?

In the past, varicose veins and spider veins could only be treated with complicated vascular surgeries, like vein ligation and venous bypass surgery. These procedures were complicated, necessitated hospitalization, had a long recovery period, and increased risk of infections. However, minimally invasive treatments have a much higher success rate, cause minimal pain or discomfort, have a negligible risk of side effects, and conclude within an hour with no downtime. In fact, most patients can opt for these cutting-edge treatments during their work lunch break. It’s also worth noting that radiofrequency ablation and endovenous laser ablation are also eligible for insurance coverage because they’re medically necessary vein treatments.

Consult our Manhattan vein center today.

Vein Treatment Clinic, New York, is located in Midtown Manhattan, close to Penn Station. If you have any questions, please schedule an appointment with our vein clinic today.

To learn more about our accredited vein centers, please visit www.veintreatmentclinic.com. Our spider and varicose vein treatment clinics are certified by the IAC as vascular imaging centers and vein treatment centers of excellence. We have local affiliates in New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Texas and California, all of which are held to the highest standards of patient-centered, compassionate, care. We offer the latest technology at every location, and our harvard-trained medical directors lead a collaborative effort to ensure the best outcome for every patient we meet.