The Whiteley Clinic - Guildford and London
             

     
         

Surgical Treatment

    
The mainstay of treatment is to remove the varicose veins by surgery. The traditional method involves a 3-4 cm incision in the groin and/or behind the knee. The underlying vein and its connection with the deep veins of the leg are identified. All associated superficial branches are carefully cut and tied and the superficial vein itself is tied and divided at its junction with the deep vein.

This part of the operation is extremely important since it corrects the basic underlying cause of the varicose veins. The next part of the operation involves stripping long segments of varicose veins together with small tiny cuts over any bulging veins to remove any remnants of varicose veins.

Click here to see complications of Vein SurgeryA new and improved method is now available the does not necessitate stripping of any veins and avoids a 3-4cm cut in the groin. This is know as minimal vein surgery of VNUS Closure. There is more information on this new technique on this web site.

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