MDVeinProfessionals Blog

This just in… The varicose vein treatment known as the VNUS Closure® procedure is now known as Venefit™ Targeted Endovenous Therapy. Think of it as a new name with the same proven results for more than 30 million people who are undiagnosed with varicose veins.

What hasn’t changed it that it’s still a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). A vein specialist, like the Cardiovascular Surgeons at Maryland Vein Professionals still inserts a Covidien ClosureFast™Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Catheter to collapse and close enlarged leg veins. And after the vein is sealed shut, the blood is still then naturally re-routed to healthy veins.

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Want to stay in touch with MVP’s website on your iPhone? We’re proud to say that we now have an app for that. In fact, our new iPhone app lets you: • Use a simple form to request an appointment • View treatment information • View physicians and location information • Interact with the “Before/After” photo gallery Download it now FREE from the iTunes App Store.

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Womenshealth.gov reports that approximately 50 to 55 percent of women and about 40 to 45 percent of men suffer from some form of varicose vein problem. You can get varicose veins from standing too much and putting constant pressure on your legs. You can get them from your genetics. You can get varicose veins when you’re pregnant, or overweight, or too much exposure to the sun. But the bottom line is that varicose veins are more than painful or unsightly. As they grow larger because of built-up pressure in your veins, they can actually rupture and case a hemorrhage, which can cause a blood clot in your legs that could be limb-threatening. Even worse, a clot in your lungs or heart can be life-threatening.

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