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Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) refers to other chronic conditions related to or caused by veins that become diseased or abnormal. These problems can include:
- Varicose veins and spider veins
- Leg Swelling and Leg Pain
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Leg skin changes
- Leg ulcers
- Phlebitis
- Vascular Malformations
Vascular Centers of Michigan Areas of Expertise:
- Full Line of Vascular Diagnostic Testing
- Sclerotherapy (Varicose Veins) (used to treat small incompetent veins)
- IVUS/Venous Compression (Is a syndrome sometimes called May-Thurner Disease)
- Radiofrequency Ablation (This requires a special catheter that burns or Ablates the incompetent veins to shut them down and divert venous blood to more competent veins)
Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure used to eliminate varicose veins and spider veins. Sclerotherapy involves an injection of a solution (generally a salt solution) directly into the vein. The solution irritates the lining of the blood vessel, causing it to collapse and stick together and the blood to clot.
