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The Varicose Vein Clinic now offers the revolutionary CLARIVEIN Technique! Non-surgical vein treatment in 20min, some medicare rebates apply. For more info visit clarivein.com.au or call us on 1300 534 834

Pregnancy is an exciting time filled with lots of different changes. One of the not so welcome side effects of pregnancy can be the development of varicose veins. Veins develop at this time for several different reasons: * Increased Blood volume * Hormones causing the vein wall to relax * Pressure on the large abdominal [...]

Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy or UGS is a modern technique to treat varicose veins. Varicose veins occur when the valves in your veins fail, blood pools and the resulting pressure dilates the veins. The only treatment for these veins used to be painful invasive surgery. UGS involves injecting the vein with a sclerosant, which is a [...]

Varicose veins are caused by the one-way valves in your veins failing and letting blood flow the wrong way. That is- back down the leg. This increased blood flow creates more pressure on the vein and eventually it dilates and forms a varicose vein. The only way to treat varicose veins used to be with [...]

Can We Treat Varicose Veins?

Posted on 9 Nov 2009 In: Treatment

Varicose veins serve no useful function to the body’s circulation. They do not return blood to the heart and our body has already established alternative pathways to bypass the abnormal varicose veins. When varicose veins are closed down, the circulatory system improves, as do many of the symptoms. It is important to understand that varicose [...]