Loomis Plastic Surgery Service 4 Loomis Plastic Surgery Varicose Vein Treatments Aching pain from varicose veins is quite common. Recent advances have allowed for the removal of these abnormal veins under local anesthesia with minimal scars and a quicker recovery. Techniques Varicose Vein Removal Varicose veins are abnormally dilated veins in the legs which no longer function properly. Normal veins only allow blood to flow towards the heart. Varicose veins have incompetent valves which allow the blood to flow backwards towards the feet.
Blood then pools in the legs, causing the pain.
It can also lead to other problems such as phlebitis, ulceration and deep vein incompetence. Traditional removal of the varicose veins involves fairly large incisions in the legs, and a lengthy recovery period. The PIN stripping and hook avulsion techniques avoid the large incisions in the legs and can be done under local anesthesia, with a return to work within days. The vein removal is done through tiny holes made with a needle rather than a knife, so that when healed it is very difficult to see the scars . Loomis Plastic Surgery has been providing this type of vein removal in the New York area since 1996.