Many would not dream of slipping on shorts because of varicose veins. Now, a new procedure using radio frequency is being used to get rid of varicose veins. Hours everyday on her feet helped aggravate a condition Tammy Castillo had long suffered with, varicose veins. A new procedure uses radio frequency to get rid of varicose veins. It's called closure.
Doctors insert a catheter into the vein.
Radio frequency heat then collapses the vein from within. The results are veins essentially vanish. Dallas Vascular Surgeon Kakish finds it a better alternative to vein stripping. It's easier to do, it's less traumatic. The patients are back to work within 3 to 7 days.