What is stripping of the saphenous vein?

Vein stripping is used to remove or tie off a large vein in the leg called the superficial saphenous vein. This helps treat varicose veins. Vein stripping usually takes about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. You may receive either: General anesthesia, in which you will be asleep and unable to feel pain.

Can we do stripping of short saphenous vein?

The short saphenous vein was stripped routinely by 14.5% of surgeons, the majority preferring to excise a proximal segment of up to 10 cm (55.1%). Compared with long saphenous vein surgery, surgeons were generally more likely to warn patients of nerve damage but equally likely to warn of deep vein thrombosis.

What happens when saphenous vein is removed?

In fact, patients who have had their saphenous vein harvested for coronary bypass surgery can still have problems with varicose veins. This difficulty can occur because only part of the saphenous vein was removed for heart surgery, while the remaining part of the vessel goes on to become diseased.

What is the procedure for stripping veins?

Varicose vein stripping

  1. Your surgeon will make 2 or 3 small cuts in your leg.
  2. The cuts are near the top, middle, and bottom of your damaged vein.
  3. Your surgeon will then thread a thin, flexible plastic wire into the vein through your groin and guide the wire through the vein toward the other cut farther down your leg.

How painful is varicose vein stripping?

You will have some pain from the cuts (incisions) the doctor made. Your leg may feel stiff or sore for the first 1 to 2 weeks. Your doctor will give you pain medicine for this. You can expect your leg to be very bruised at first.

What happens to leg after saphenous vein removal?

After a vein ablation procedure, such as radiofrequency or laser ablation, it is normal for your leg to feel swollen. The swelling is the fluid that was placed around the vein called a tumescent anesthetic. You will feel the swelling in the location where the vein was treated.

Where is the short saphenous vein?

posterior leg
The Small Saphenous Vein (SSV) is a superficial vein of the posterior leg. It drains the leg’s lateral surface and runs up the leg’s posterior surface to drain into the popliteal vein.

What is Saphenopopliteal Junction?

the saphenopopliteal junction has a delta termination in the popliteal vein, sometimes anastomosing with the common trunk of the medial or lateral gastrocnemius veins (Figure 79C); the short saphenous vein terminates in a collateral of the popliteal vein (Figure 79D).

What are the long term effects of vein stripping?

Increasing evidence suggests that stripping the LSV will reduce the risk of recurrence in the long term. However, stripping may be associated with an increase in morbidity as the result of pain, hematoma, and saphenous neuritis.

What are the side effects of vein stripping?

You might feel side effects after your treatment. The most common are swelling, bruising, change in skin color, and pain. You’re more likely to have serious side effects if you’ve had vein stripping and ligation. Although they’re rare, complications can include blood clots, severe pain, infection, and scarring.

Can I walk after vein stripping?

While vein surgery is a simple laser procedure that doesn’t require hospitalization or general anesthesia, strenuous activity like high-impact aerobics, heavy weight training and Pilates should be avoided for at least the first week. Most people can resume walking right away and for at least 30 minutes a day.