Advances tackle old veins

August 8, 2011

ELGIN Surgery to remove or reduce unattractive varicose veins has been around for many years, noted Dr. Craig Thatcher of the Vein and Laser Center of Elgin Cardiac Surgery.
But with laser technology and other advancements in treatment, those surgeries now are more successful, take less recovery time, and can be done in office for many people.

With new technology, it is a new worldfor treating not only varicose and spider veins, but also for the more serious venous insufficiency, Thatcher said... More