Method for treatment of unwanted veins and device therefor

Details Method for treatment of unwanted veins and device therefor Method for treatment of unwanted veins and device therefor

1996-11-07

1998-12-01

Bahr, Jennifer

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 10, 606 12, A61B 1736

Patent

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058430725

ABSTRACT:
A combined sclerotherapy and light treatment method is described for the treatment of unwanted veins such as varicose and telangiectatic leg veins. Substantially increased success, in the range of 90-100%, has been achieved by implementing a dwell time of between 12 hours and 6 months between the light-based therapy and the sclerotherapy. Near infra-red wavelength light is preferably used in the light therapy due to its better depths of penetration through the skin to deeper lying, larger vessels such as varicose veins.

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