Will My Varicose Veins Come Back?
Commonly asked questions for a Vein Doctor, Dr. Rajiv Nagesetty.
Dr. Rajiv Nagesetty is a top-rated vein doctor in the East Bay Area and performs more than 1,000 vein procedures each year for patients suffering from varicose and spider veins.
Dr. Nagesetty is one of the founding doctors of Bay Area Surgical Specialists (now BASS Medical Group) and the BASS Vein Center located in Walnut Creek. Dr. Rajiv Nagesetty specializes in vascular surgery, carotid artery disease, stroke prevention, venous insufficiency, and endovascular procedures for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
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Video Transcript
The varicose veins that are treated with these procedures are very unlikely to come back. The effectiveness of these treatments is 99.9%, so it's very rare that a treated vein will return. What's more common is that patients may develop new veins over time. There are up to six veins that could become significantly diseased and require treatment. For instance, a patient may have one or two problematic veins treated, but later on, one of the initially healthy veins may stop functioning, leading to new varicose veins. In such cases, we would re-evaluate and treat the new vein causing the issue.
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