How varicose vein ligation and stripping is carried out

Animation to show how varicose vein ligation and stripping is carried out.

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Education

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• Bupa
• health
• varocise
• veins
• surgery
• ligation
• stripping
• removal

[lysisdoc]

Interesting how an insurance company is promoting a painful and old fashioned treatment for varicose veins. Is that because it costs them less ?

The most up to date venous surgeons use modern techniques that allow people to be treated under local anaesthetic and return to normal activity with little pain in a day or two.

[Abornewords]

This is one of the old ways that varicose veins were treated but I am not interested in doing this one because it seems too complicated.

[wildwitch00]

I had this done 5 weeks ago. I had 22 cuts, and I can honestly say the pain was terrible...worse still I have to got though it again with my other leg. After 5 weeks I am still bruising.

I wish all those watching this, who are about to have this procedure , much better luck than I had.

[dirtypleasures]

They did same thing as in the video, free in uk on public healthcare. It`s been a week since the surgery, and I can walk normally without pain.

[creamygoodness420]

@dirtypleasures What did they do with the removed vein? What color was it? Does it hurt? How much was it?

[dirtypleasures]

Just had it done, I look , like i just came back from Afghanistan, hope the cuts will heal quickly .

[mrwoodrow]

I had this done. I never really knew how it was done. it worked well for me.