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Article: 'Shaving foam' injection cured my varicose veins in an hour; Good Health.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 29, 2004
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Byline: ROGER DOBSON
FOAM INJECTIONS are set to revolutionise the way varicose veins are treated.
The ultrasound-guided treatment, designed to flatten problem veins, is expected to replace traditional surgery for many patients.
Just two injections of foam can be enough to treat varicose veins in one leg.
New research shows that the technique is effective, has fewer problems than surgery, and is suitable for many patients.
'It takes about half-an-hour per treatment, and in three treatments we can usually do all that needs to be done in both legs,' says Dr Philip Coleridge-Smith, reader in surgery at University College London ...