Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Are You Looking for a Leading Vein Treatment Center in the Los Angeles Area?
We would like to inform people looking for a Northridge vein doctor or a San Fernando Valley vein doctor that Nu Vela Esthetica, a Vein treatment and Cosmetic Surgery Center, located in Porter Ranch, CA, has become one of the leading vein treatment centers in California offering the widest choice of minimally invasive spider and varicose vein ablation technologies. Veins of all sizes on any part of the body can be safely and painlessly removed at Nu Vela Esthetica. The Center offers besides scleroterapy for spider vein treatment, laser vein removal with three laser systems, foam sclerotherapy for medium-sized veins, and two advanced technologies for the non-surgical ablation of bulging leg varicose veins.
Varicose vein treatment has changed a lot during the last decade. Nowadays, even the very large and bulging leg veins are being removed without surgery, by a technique known as endovenous ablation. Currently there are two endovenous systems, both destroy the veins by means of heat producing catheters inserted and guided inside the veins. One of the systems, the VNUS closure, produces radiofrequency, whereas the other, the Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT), uses a laser fiber that delivers infrared frequency. Both systems are very efficient in ablating bulging varicose veins and long term vein closure with either system is more persistent than surgical vein ligation or stripping. Moreover, recovery time is much sorter, a treatment session takes less than an hour, and patients can resume near-normal activities even on the day of treatment. It is also worth noting that unlike surgical methods, endovenous ablation procedures do not require general anesthesia and do not leave behind any scars.
Until recently, the VNUS closure was the preferred system of both vein doctors and vein patients because of its efficiency and causing minimum patient discomfort. However, this is not the case anymore. Clinical studies have shown that the pain level experienced following enovevous laser treatment could be significantly reduced by the proper selection of the laser frequency. According to the studies, a wavelength of 1319 nm results in maximum efficienty and minimum pain to the patient, because at this wavelength, the laser could selectively destroy the vein without damaging surrounding tissue. The Pro-V Endovenous Laser Treatment system, recently introduced into the market, is one of the few systems capable of producing this wavelength. The Prov-V laser was developed by Sciton, a leader in medical laser technology.
Dr. Dishakjian, the medical director of Nu Vela Esthetica, says that he will be the first in the San Fernando Valley, and one of the few doctors in California, who will be using this new system, Pro-V laser, for vein ablation. Dr. Dishakjian says, “despite having another sophisticated varicose vein ablation system, the VNUS closure, I invested in Sciton’s Pro-V laser, because I believe having more choices is good for the patients as varicose veins vary in size and shape and each system has some shortcomings for certain types of veins.”
During the last six years, Dr. Dishakjian, the phlebologist at Nu Vela Esthetica, has performed hundreds of endovenous closure procedures. You can refer to Yelp or other credible reviewing sites to see what patients are saying about the doctor. Phlebology is a new self designated specialty, like dermatology or cardiology, for preparing doctors specialized in handling the modern endovenous ablation systems. For more information on the minimally invasive endovenous vein treatment systems, click endovenous ablation Los Angeles.
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Varicose Veins Treatment - Learn About Endovenous Procedures
According to the Society of Interventional Radiology, approximately half of the U.S. population has venous disease – 50 to 55% of women and 40 to 45% of men. Of these, 20 to 25% of the women and 10 to 15% of men will have visible varicose veins. Venous disease or venous reflux refers to the pooling of blood in our leg veins causing them to become varicose veins. This occurs due to faulty one-way vein valves that have the role of sending blood to the heart against the force of gravitational attraction. Symptoms of Venous reflux include leg fatigue, ankle swelling, throbbing, itching, leg restlessness, ultimately leading to varicose veins and possibly venous ulceration.
Varicose veins should not be viewed as strictly "cosmetic" issue, because eventually the pain and swelling associated with them could alter the activities of daily living. Millions of Americans affected by varicose veins are unaware of the potentially dangerous side of untreated venous reflux, the underlying cause of varicose veins.
A Duplex Ultrasound, a painless imaging technique used by doctors and technicians is sufficient to diagnose venous reflux and indicate whether the blood flow of the vein is going the wrong way and varicose veins treatment is medically necessary. It’s imperative that anyone with bulging veins gets an Ultrasound by a vein specialist. Fortunately, nowadays varicose veins can be treated with non-surgical, minimally invasive endovenous ablation technologies, such as the VNUS closure procedure and Endovenous Laser Treatment,EVLT, covered by most insurance plans and Medicare, in case the treatment is medically necessary.
Endovenous procedures involve the use of Ultrasound Imaging and thermal ablation of veins by means of a heat generating catheter or a laser fiber that is inserted in the varicose vein, usually near the knee, and guided to the source of venous reflux. The heat generated when pulses of energy are supplied by the inserted probes collapses the varicose vein. This halts the formation of future varicosities and results in complete vessel closure. With blood flow to the varicose vein interrupted, the pooling and bulging will begin to subside immediately as the blood circulation redirects itself to healthy veins. A treatment session takes less than 30 minutes with only the use of local anesthesia. Patients walk away the clinic to resume their normal activities.
More information about the treatment of varicose veins by endovenous ablation is available at http://www.nuvelaesthetica.com
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