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WELCOME TO MEMORIAL HEALTH & YOU. VEINS IN THE LEGS CARRY BLOOD
BACK TO THE HEART. IF THESE BLOOD VESSELS ARE DAMAGED BLOOD CAN POOL
IN THE LEGS AND A CONDITION CALLED VARICOSE VEINS CAN DEVELOP. HOWEVER THERE'S
SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE TREATMENT. MY GUEST TODAY IS DR. JOSEPH
GRAHAM, A VASCULAR SURGEON AT MEMORIAL. DR. GRAHAM, ARE VARICOSE VEINS
DANGEROUS? MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE.
THEY CAN ALSO DEVELOP INTO MORE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING BLOOD CLOTS,
ANKLE SORES OR SKIN ULCERS. NEARLY 75% OF YOUR BLOOD IS
FOUND IN YOUR LOWER LIMBS. TO RETURN BLOOD TO THE HEART YOUR LEG
VEINS HAVE TO PUSH AGAINST GRAVITY. BLOOD FLOW BACK TO THE HEART
IS REDUCED IF ONE OF THESE VEINS IS DAMAGED. FACTORS LIKE HEREDITY
OR INJURY OR BLOOD CLOT CAN WEAKEN THE WALLS OF THE VEINS CLOSEST TO THE SKIN.
SO THEY APPEAR AS BULGING, ROPE-LIKE CORDS IN THE SURFACE OF THE LEGS
ANYWHERE FROM THE GROIN TO THE ANKLE. THEY CAN CAUSE PAIN,
THROBBING AND SWELLING AND A HEAVY TIRED FEELING IN YOUR LEGS. HOW DO YOU TREAT VARICOSE
VEINS? IF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND TECHNIQUES LIKE COMPRESSION STOCKINGS DON'T
HELP, MORE AGGRESSIVE THERAPY MAY BE REQUIRED. ENDOVENOUS
LASER TREATMENT, ALSO CALLED EVLT, IS A SIMPLE, VERY EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE
THAT BRINGS IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS. IT CAN BE PERFORMED AS
AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE. WE USE A LASER TO SEAL OFF THE FAULTY VEIN
AND PREVENT BLOOD FLOW THROUGH IT. AFTER THE TREATMENT THE BLOOD
IN THE FAULTY VEIN WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE MANY NORMAL VEINS IN THE LEGS. EVLT
HAS ABOUT A 98% SUCCESS RATE WITH EXCELLENT LONG TERM RESULTS.
NORMAL ACTIVITIES CAN BE RESUMED VERY QUICKLY. THANK YOU, DR. GRAHAM.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ENDOVENOUS LASER
TREATMENT FOR VARICOSE VEINS, YOU CAN CALL US RIGHT NOW AT 228-
868-6500. OR VISIT WWW.GULFPORTMEMORIAL.COM.
YOU CAN CALL 228-867-5000 IF YOU'D
LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.