Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Kiriş
Cardiovascular Surgery
Non-Surgical Varicose Vein Treatment
Non-surgical varicose vein treatment is provided, and the complaints about varicose veins are resolved throughout Turkey, mainly in Izmir. Varicose veins, which appear as circulatory system disorders, can disappear in a short time with painless and non-surgical varicose treatment, and thus the patients are healed.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Kiriş, one of the first physicians to come to mind when Izmir is mentioned, provides vital information in this article regarding how to treat varicose veins without surgery and also the prices for non-surgical varicose vein treatment in İzmir.
The methods applied in the treatment of varicose veins have considerably changed and improved especially in the last 20 years. The development of medical devices and techniques used in the treatment played a major role in the realization of this change. While classical varicose vein surgery was performed in the past, today non-surgical varicose treatment methods are in the foreground and preferred by patients.
Why Non-surgical Methods Required in the Varicose Vein Treatment?
In the treatment of varicose veins until the early 2000s, the classical varicose vein surgery was the most common method which was offered almost as the only option to patients. Although the classical varicose vein surgery has been the only interventional treatment method for many years, it has many non-ideal features.
Since the skin is cut during classical varicose vein surgery, a wound infection risk emerges, especially in the groin area. Scars remain after the skin incisions, which are considered an aesthetically disturbing appearance, especially by female patients. During surgery, the patient faces risks related to general or spinal anesthesia. The patient needs to stay in the hospital the night of the surgery and is usually discharged the next day. Besides, postoperative patient comfort is not at an ideal level. Surgery causes pain and bruising on the leg, and numbness may develop due to nerve damage. Finally, the postoperative period required for returning to daily activities and work can take a week to 10 days.
What Are the Non-Surgical Varicose Vein Treatment Methods?
In the world and our country, as an alternative to classical varicose vein surgery, treatment methods based on closing the superficial vein with heat energy have been used since 2003. The main feature of varicose treatment with intravenous laser or radiofrequency applied for this purpose is that they are performed without cutting the skin and through the needle hole. That's why they are called "non-surgical varicose veins treatment." The main reason why intravenous laser or radiofrequency methods are preferred over surgery is that they are at least as effective as surgery and also consisting of advantages over surgery in many aspects.
The advantages of laser or radiofrequency methods using heat energy over classical surgery;
- They are performed only by numbing the processed region of the leg, that is, with 'local anesthesia.'
- The wound infection does not emerge as no surgical incision is made.
- No scar remains due to no surgical incision.
- The patient can walk immediately after the procedure and be discharged within hours.
- The patient comfort after the treatment is much better compared to surgery.
- Daily activities and the time to return to work is much shorter compared to surgery.
As a result of the reasons mentioned above, non-surgical varicose vein treatments have largely replaced classical varicose vein surgery over the years. The medical adhesive method which is applied without heat energy began to be used approximately in 2014. In this method, a special medical adhesive in liquid form is injected into the blood vessel through a thin plastic tube (catheter) placed in the vein through the needle hole. This liquid adhesive hardens and freezes within seconds after contact with the blood and allows the blood vessel to be permanently closed. Since heat energy is not applied, patient comfort is better compared to laser or radiofrequency methods.
Besides, sclerotherapy is another alternative to non-surgical varicose vein treatment. As part of the sclerotherapy applied to close the varicose veins, a drug with vascular sealing features is injected into the relevant vein with the help of a needle. It is an extremely low-risk method that is used commonly in the treatment of thin capillary and medium-sized varicose veins.
Prices for Non-Surgical Varicose Vein Treatment in Izmir
Intravenous laser and radiofrequency RF are some of the non-surgical varicose treatment methods and the newer treatment approaches compared to other options, and they are very safe. Non-surgical varicose vein treatment is usually carried out with the laser and RF method in Izmir province, and it offers definite results.
How are the non-surgical varicose vein treatment prices set?
Today, non-surgical varicose vein treatment can be performed with various methods, and the disease can be treated definitively. The price for non-surgical varicose vein treatment may vary depending on these methods, the degree of the disease, the patient's insurance institution, and whether the varicose veins are in both legs. Also, non-surgical varicose vein treatment prices may differ depending on the center to perform the procedure and the technologies to be used. If you wish, you can make an appointment with Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Kiriş for an examination and have your varicose vein treatment in a short time.
