EVLT

Do you suffer from heavy legs or visible veins ?

Venous reflux disease is a common condition. Up to 55 % of women and 45 % of men suffer from symptoms such as fatigue, pain and swelling of lower limbs.

Experts estimate that these symptoms are experienced by a significant number of individuals worldwide.

Impaired veins can be more than just a cosmetic problem.

Left untreated, venous reflux disease can progress to skin changes, discoloration, inflammation and even venous ulcer.

What should I know ?

While the heart serves as the pump for transporting blood in the arteries, the veins require additional pumping mechanisms to counteract the force of gravity when the body is upright.

The transport of blood back to the heart by the calf muscle is support-ed by the valves in our veins.

If these valves do not close properly, blood flows back into the legs and pools in the veins which become distended due to the increased pressure.

The condition in which veins malfunc- tion in this way is referred to as varicose veins, varicosis or venous insufficiency.

Pronounced varicose veins lead to problems with the drainage of blood and typically result in complaints and complications such as heavy legs, pain, swelling, inflammation and varicose hemorrhage.

EVLT is a new method of treating varicose veins without surgery.

Instead of tying and removing the abnormal veins, they are heated by a laser.

The heat kills the walls of the veins and the body then naturally absorbs the dead tissue and the abnormal veins are destroyed.

 It can be carried out in a simple treatment room rather than an operating theatre.

EVLT is performed under local anaesthetic as a Walk-in, walk-out’ technique.

The 1470nm laser energy is preferentially absorbed in the intracellular water of the vein wall and in the water content of blood. The irreversible photo-thermal process induced by the laser energy results in a complete occlusion of the treated vein. 

Patients choosing this treatment will benefit from the following advantages:

‒A virtually pain-free recovery

‒Maximum patient comfort

‒Short treatment times

‒No scarring

‒Little or no post-operative bruising

‒Excellent medical and cosmetic results

‒Quick return to normal activities