Dr. Shashidhar K P
Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
<p>MBBS, MS (GS), MCh, Fellowship (Vascular & Endovascular Surgery)</p>
Dr. Shashidhar K P
Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
<p>MBBS, MS (GS), MCh, Fellowship (Vascular & Endovascular Surgery)</p>
In this Video, you will learn about causes, symptoms and diagnosis of varicose veins.
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EVLT is minimally invasive, non-surgical laser treatment for varicose veins. Surgeons make use of Catheters, lasers and ultrasound to treat the Varicose Veins.
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Medfin offers Latest Surgical Treatments at affordable Prices. Medfin is one stop shop for all your surgical needs.
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Causes of Varicose veins: In a normal flow of blood in the veins, the blood does not flow according to the force of gravity in the leg because of the one-way valves.Failure of these valves causes the blood to flow downwards rather than towards the heart and hence cause the blood to pool in the leg, thus causing varicose veins.
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What is Varicose Vein and Spider Vein. What is the difference between Varicose Vein and Spider Vein.
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What are the symptoms of varicose veins? What are the complications that arise due to varicose veins.
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How varicose veins are diagnosed? What are the treatment options for varicose veins? Which one is best for you?
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Advantages of Laser and RFA Procedures
1. Office/Daycare Procedure
2. Done under local anesthesia
3. Sinlge pin-hole incision
4. No scars
5. Resume work immediately
6. Recurrance rate is Minimal
The sucess rate of varicose veins is 92 Ð 95 % and the side effects are
1. Burning Sensation
2. Mild Pain
3. Skin bruising / redness
4. Skin burns at the site of entry
5. Cutaneous nerves affected
Varicose veins are quite common, especially among women. As of 2017, around 50-60% of women are affected by varied degrees of varicose veins. Among pregnant women, there are a couple of major reasons as to why this condition develops
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Causes of Varicose Veins:
1. Hereditary
2. Pregnancy
3. Obesity
4. Profession
Symptoms of Varicose Veins:
1. Heaviness in the leg
2. Swollen Legs
3. Pigmentation in ankles
4. Itching, scratching & Bleeding
Diagnosis:
1. Commonly Self Diagnosed
2. Tests to confirm varicose veins
3. Doppler or duplex venous scan
In this Video, Dr. Shashidar explains the difference between Varicose Veins and Spider veins. Dr. Shashidar KP is an expert in Vascular and Endovascular surgery.
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In this Video, the doctor explains non-surgical, medical line of treatment for varicose veins. Medical line of treatment are
1. Stockings to compress dialted veins
2. Medicines to improve venous tone
3. Exercises to strengthen calf muscles
Causes of varicose veins and usage of Laser RFA and Scalotherpay to treat varicose veins.
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Doctor explains about various treatment options for Varicose veins and their advantages and disadvantages.
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Various post surgical care for patient who has undergone Varicose Veins surgery.
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Doctor explains about causes and diagnosis of varicose veins. He also explains difference between EVLT and RFA
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Doctor explains about varicose veins during pregnancy. During pregnancy there is an increased risk of varicose veins due to hormonal changes.
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Limitations of Laser and RFA:
1. If varicose veins > 2cm.
2. Secondary Varicose Vein
In this video, doctor explains causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and other information about varicose veins.
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Doctor explains about various treatment options for Varicose veins and their advantages and disadvantages
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