A Recent Comparative Review of 260 Varicose Veins Treated by Internal Laser Shows Laser Treatment has the Lowest Recurrence Rate of All Treatment Options.*
Local long term follow up from 260 legs treated by Endo Venous Laser Treatment (EVLT) has show that EVLT had a lower recurrence rate than either Vein Surgery or Sclerotherapy Injections for treatment of Varicose Veins*.
Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) November 26, 2004
Varicose Veins effect up to 40% of Women and 25% of Men in Australia and can lead to serious long term complications if left untreated.
EVLT is a minimally invasive treatment performed in the Doctors rooms under Local Anaesthetic in about 45 minutes. A Laser Fiber is passed into the Great or Small Saphenous Vein and the Laser energy applied to permanently occlude the vein thus removing underlying cause of the varicosities with no scars and minimal discomfort.
Patients can walk following the treatment and can resume normal activities and return to work immediately.
“Comparing the results of EVLT, Vein Surgery (Ligation and Stripping) and Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy with over 260 legs treated by Professor Ken Myers at the Melbourne Vascular Ultrasound Clinic over the past 3 years shows conclusively that EVLT is the best long-term treatment option” said Mr Paul Nielsen who introduced the technique to Australian doctors.
“With over 500 clinics worldwide now treating Varicose Veins by this method with a 98% success rate EVLT has rapidly becoming the treatment of choice for this disease” he concluded.
Professor Myers, the designated Clinical Trainer for EVLT in Australia, incorporated the technique into his practice in Melbourne after working with Dr Robert Min, who developed the technique, at Cornell Vascular in New York, USA. Professor Myers can be contacted on (03) 94294166 at his Clinic in Richmond for patient evaluation.
For additional information or a CD-ROM disk on EVLTTM (including Video of the procedure and patient selection) please contact:
Paul Nielsen
Managing Director,
Sole Health Care Products Pty Ltd,
Ph: 0408824122
Fax: (07) 38005989
E. mail: pnielsen@solehealth. com. au
Http://www. solehealth. com. au (http://www. solehealth. com. au)
*As presented by Professor Ken Myers at the at the recent ANZ Society of Vascular Surgery meeting in Rotorua, New Zealand and the International Endovascular Symposium in Sydney, Australia.
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