Bethesda Varicose Vein Treatment Center
6410 Rockledge Drive
Suite 500
Bethesda MD 20817
Phone: 866-671-9824
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VNUS in Bethesda, MD
Venous reflux disease can cause discomfort, swelling and varicose veins in your legs, it’s superficial, and approximately 25 million Americans suffer from venous reflux. There a procedure called VNUS Closure Fast that is minimally invasive and can treat venous reflux disease.
VNUS Closure Fast Procedure
This procedure utilizes heat to permanently close the problem vein. With VNUS Closure FAST a catheter is threaded into the vein near the knee, through a very small (2 mm to 3 mm) incision. Ultrasound is then used to correctly position the catheter in the vein. Before the catheter is turned on, local anesthesia is injected around the vein. The catheter heats up a 6.5 cm length of the vein for about 20 seconds and is then moved along the length of the vein. The VNUS Closure FAST closes and scars the vein, which is then treated as waste by the body and is removed over time.
Some parts of the treated varicose vein may remain in bulging sections and a few smaller veins may remain after treatment. These remaining veins can later be treated with sclerotherapy (injections which also close smaller veins) or laser treatment.
Because this treatment is minimally invasive, and performed with only local anesthesia, patients are back on their feet the next day. Improvements will be noticed in about one week, with the body taking several months to remove the scarred vein.
About Capitol Vein & Laser Centers - Bethesda
Capitol Vein & Laser Center offers patients treatment with the latest in vein therapy at all three of their locations (Bethesda, MD Frederick MD and Charles Town, WV). The entire team, including Paul McNeill, MD, FACS and Garth Rosenberg, MD, FACS, is devoted to integrating the latest in vein technology with their practice. Both board certified phlebologists (2 of only 4 in the entire state of Maryland) are very active on the national level teaching vein diagnosis and treatment. With years of medical experience working with patients that suffer from varicose veins and spider veins, the Capitol Vein & Laser Center team offers varicose veins sufferers the finest treatments available.
Drs. McNeill and Rosenberg have both hosted numerous symposia at their office teaching other physicians current management principles and nuances of a successful practice. They are both also involved with clinical research documenting the safest and most effective treatment options available.
What sets this practice apart from other in the area is the doctors’ commitment to the comprehensive and full treatment of their patients. Not only is the source of venous reflux resolved with VNUS Closure, but the residual varicose veins that may be painful or cosmetically undesirable are addressed. All care is rendered by the physicians, who are very closely involved with patient care from the moment the evaluation begins. Patients have outstanding results and are quite willing to refer friends and family members for care to this fine practice.