Weight Loss Surgery
Information Seminar:
May 31, Thursday, 6:00 pm
Where: Courtyard Boston Woburn/Boston North Hotel.

Support Group
The next Support Group Meeting will be held on May 31, Thursday at 7:30 pm following the Information Seminar.
CurrentNews:
Vein Center
The
CSA Vein Center is happy to offer state-of-the art minimally invasive services
to anyone with vein problems.
To learn more
about varicose veins, click here...
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA or VNUS Closure)
This technique has virtually replaced the old-fashioned vein stripping,
which is rarely done these days. It represents a dramatic advance in the
treatment of venous reflux and varicosities. This procedure is performed in
the office using sterile techniques. A small nick is made in your skin after
local anesthesia is administered. The saphenous vein is then punctured using
ultrasound guidance, and a special catheter is advanced through the length
of the vein. Special local anesthesia is then injected along the vein, and
the catheter is then used to heat-seal the vein.
The heat-sealing process is painless and takes about
3-4 minutes. The catheter and sheath are then removed and a bandage applied.
Your compression stocking is put on, and you are able to walk home with no
difficulty. There is almost no post-procedural pain and you should be able
to return to normal by the next day. The results of RFA are usually
dramatic, with resolution of your throbbing, pain, and swelling in most
patients.

In many cases small varicose veins connected to the treated vein may resolve
completely as can be seen in these pre- and post- procedure pictures.


Sometimes, you may want to have either sclerotherapy or ambulatory
phlebectomy for any prominent veins that still remain.






