Don’t Let Achy Legs Slow You Down: A Guide to Varithena®

Varicose veins are incredibly common and affect millions of people in the United States — about 40 million, to be exact. Though many varicose veins are simply cosmetic concerns, some can become symptomatic, with side effects such as achiness, itchiness, and heaviness in your legs.

So, if you’re struggling with achy legs, vascular expert Dr. Satjit Bhusri and the team at The Upper East Side Vein Institute want to spotlight a highly effective weapon in our varicose vein treatment arsenal — Varithena®.

Varicose veins and achy legs

The link between achy legs and varicose veins is chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a condition in which the blood vessels in your legs aren’t pushing blood back to your heart sufficiently. This is due to weakened and faulty valves in your legs.

Each year in the US, about 150,000 people are diagnosed with CVI, and between 10% and 35% of the adult population has the condition.

So, if blood isn’t getting pushed back out of your legs, the pressure in your blood vessels increases, which is what creates varicose veins. This side effect is a more obvious one, since it’s so visible, but CVI can also lead to these symptoms in your legs:

• Achiness
• Heaviness and cramping
• Itchiness
• Venous ulcers
• Restless leg syndrome

Our goal in treating varicose veins is often to relieve these symptoms. When we remove a diseased vein, your blood reroutes to healthier blood vessels, and blood is better able to circulate back up to your heart, which goes a long way toward relieving your symptoms.

The Varithena way

We’ve researched the treatments for varicose veins, and we’ve selected an elite suite of vein treatments, including Varithena.

With Varithena, we inject a microfoam into the diseased vein. This foam, which is called a sclerosing agent, fills the vein and effectively shuts it down.

To give you an idea about why we offer Varithena, let’s review some benefits:

• In most cases, you only need one or two injections of Varithena to treat a varicose vein.
• Most patients only need one treatment.
• There’s no need for general anesthesia.
• There’s no downtime, and you can get back to your day.
• Varithena treatments typically take less than an hour.

When it comes to results, they fall into place gradually as your blood reroutes to healthier blood vessels and your body reabsorbs the remnants of your treated varicose vein. 

Your patience is well rewarded at the end, as you can step out confidently and more comfortably thanks to Varithena’s ability to make quick work of varicose veins.

If you have more questions or you’d like to schedule a Varithena vein treatment, we invite you to call our New York City office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 212-752-3464. You can also schedule an appointment online by clicking here.