Are varicose veins preventable?
Generally, no. Compression stockings may slow progression, but most people don’t like wearing the stockings. How can you make a woman and her varicose vein legs look and feel better? I have three goals for treatment at the vein center: 1) minimize symptoms; 2) treat in the best cosmetic way; and 3) minimize risk of recurrence. Most treatments are non-surgical, minimally invasive and performed in the office with just local anesthesia with no discomfort; you immediately return to routine activities. There is no reason to just “live with them” anymore.
