BEFORE
SURGERY
Preoperative Workup
As with any operation, prior to an excision or ClosureŽ procedure a general medical
history must be done in the office to determine a patient’s surgical and anesthetic
candidacy. An ultrasound exam of the diseased surface veins as well as the deeper leg
veins must also be done. Normal deep veins must be confirmed prior to operating on the
surface veins. Deep veins run inside the leg and cannot be seen or felt . So long as the
deep veins are intact and do not have clots within them, then the diseased surface veins
can be removed with minimal, if any side effects. (Note that if these veins are already
diseased, then they aren’t usable for anything else anyway.)
Risks involved with these procedures will be discussed in the office and prior to the
procedure. Patients are encouraged to ask questions related to surgical risk.
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