Venous Treatments

Also known as ambulatory phlebectomy, this minimally invasive surgical technique is used to treat painful, unpleasant medium-to-large varicose veins that are located close to the skin's surface. During the procedure, Dr. Howell removes the varicose veins through a series of small needle punctures using a special set of instruments.

Microphlebectomy is ideal for treating veins that are too large to treat with sclerotherapy and too small to safely and successfully treat with laser procedures.

During endovenous ablation (also called endovenous laser treatment or EVLT), a laser fiber is inserted through a catheter into the affected vein and heats the vein wall, causing it to collapse, shrink, and eventually disappear. This technique, which we can do in our office, takes less than 30 minutes to perform.

During this minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure, Dr. Howell injects a solution into your veins to shrink and dissolve them, which causes the blood to reroute to healthier veins. Multiple sclerotherapy treatments are typically needed to achieve your desired results. Dr. Howell will assess your veins to determine how many treatments you need. Each session is relatively quick and you can resume normal activity afterwards.