With VenaSeal, medical grade glue, is placed within the diseased vein using a small catheter. VenaSeal effectively glues the vein wall together within seconds. Over the coming hours, the treated vein will permanently harden over and eventually undergo absorption by the body over several months. The VenaSeal procedure takes between 15-20 minutes and is carried out strictly under local anaesthetic.
Results from recent trials have shown that VenaSeal is as effective as Endovenous Laser and Radiofrequency Ablation within the short to medium term. More importantly however, VenaSeal does not require the use of heat energy, which essentially means the entire procedure can be carried out with one small injection of local anaesthetic.
One of the other advantages of the procedure is that stockings are not required following the treatment. This makes it a user friendly, year round treatment.
It is important to note that medical glue has been used in many other areas of medicine for over 5 decades and has been proven to be effective.
Dr Rod Raabe, a renowned Interventional Radiologist was once quoted as saying: “If we can glue High Flow Cerebral Arterio-Venous Malformations, why can’t we glue Low Flow Varicose Veins?”
For further information, please refer to our Treatment Section on VenaSeal.
Worried about your veins?
Make an appointment to see phlebologist Dr Peter Paraskevas in our Vein Health Melbourne or Sydney clinics, and get your veins assessed and treated today.
We provide fast and easy, walk-in walk-out treatments. Our minimally invasive treatments utilise world-class technologies to achieve the best patient outcomes. Our results speak for themselves – see our before & after gallery.
Why choose us?
Walk-in, walk-out treatment in our accredited facility
High success rates
No general anaesthetic
No hospitalisation
Medicare rebates apply
Minimal downtime or time away from work
Comprehensive after-care and follow-up scans and reviews
Dr Peter Paraskevas is expert in the assessment and treatment of Varicose Veins. For 20 years Vein Health Medical Clinic has provided the latest in non-surgical laser, radiofrequency and sclerotherapy treatments and combined this with state-of-the-art ultrasound diagnostic testing to treat varicose veins and venous disease.
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