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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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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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Whenever a new patient calls to schedule an appointment with Maryland Vein Professionals, we always ask them why they chose us over our competitors in the Baltimore/Annapolis area.

Their answer? The most important MVP Advantage is that we only hire Board Certified Vascular Surgeons.

In fact, our four surgeons have ties with the following prestigious medical affiliations and associations: The Society for Thoracic Surgeons, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery, The American Board of Surgery, The American College of Surgeons and VNUS® Medical Technologies, Inc. – The Closure® Procedure for Varicose Vein Treatment.

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