Leg Vein Treatments Gold Coast QLD

Considering Sclerotherapy OR Non Surgical Treatment For Varicose Veins? We Can Help…

Leg veins

can be unsightly and in Queensland’s long hot summers they cause more discomfort by making sufferers unwilling to wear shorts or skirts. It is important to understand that leg veins are a medical issue as well. They tend to worsen with age, often ache and can end up causing circulation problems, swelling and ulcers. Early treatment prevents veins worsening and more expensive treatment being required at a later stage. Doctors have treated leg veins with tiny injections for decades, but recent developments have rendered this treatment, termed “sclerotherapy“, safer, more effective, and more comfortable than ever. Spider veins are generally straight forward to treat, but nowadays large varicose veins, that previously required stripping surgery, can also be treated non surgically with injections. Dr Leat is one of only a small number of doctors trained in the treatment of larger veins by this method. Treatment is quite painless, typically takes about half an hour and is suitable for men and women. There is no interruption of day-to-day activities.Surgical treatment is widely performed but fails in approximately 50% of patients. Surgery leaves scars and may result in damage to adjacent structures, particularly nerves, and involves all of the risks and costs inherent in general anaesthesia. Most patients will require about two weeks off work after surgery and the wait for treatment through the public system can be many many years.

UGS is now a widely accepted treatment for varicose veins including long and short saphenous incompetence. Special sclerosant solutions are foamed and injected into veins under ultra-sound control. The foamed sclerosant solution floats through abnormal veins, providing a powerful effect, but is rapidly diluted in faster flowing normal veins thereby sparing them. Compared to other treatments it is inexpensive and safe. Its main benefits include that it is almost painless, takes only 30 minutes, and patients are back to their normal activities immediately.

Smaller veins and spider veins are best treated with standard sclerotherapy. Modern techniques and solutions make this an effective and safe treatment. Most patients find the discomfort quite bearable and the introduction of Penthrox inhaled anaesthesia promises to make it pain-free for all. Unfortunately lasers cannot effectively treat leg veins and can be painful and hazardous.

Dr Christopher Leat at Envisage Cosmetic has performed sclerotherapy and UGS on many hundreds of patients. He offers all patients a free or bulk billed consultation and ultrasound. Colour duplex ultrasound is available onsite.