Varicose vein treatment
Seals a leaky leg vein from the inside with heat, through a tiny opening, so blood uses healthy veins.
Renders of this model are on their way.
Colour key
Coming with the model.
Status
- 3D model
- In progress.
- To come, from the same files as the on-screen model.
- Patient guide
- 12 steps in 5 parts, draft awaiting clinical review.
- Licence and credits
- To come with the model.
The story the model tells
- 1Your leg veins push blood uphillWhat it treats
- 2When valves leak, veins stretch and bulgeWhat it treats
- 3Aching, swelling and skin changesWhat it treats
- 4Closing the leaky vein from the insideHow it works
- 5A thin tube that brings the heatHow it works
- 6Before you come inThe procedure
- 7Numbing, then a tiny opening near the kneeThe procedure
- 8A cushion of numbing fluidThe procedure
- 9The vein is sealed as the tube comes outThe procedure
- 10A small bandage, a stocking, and a walkThe procedure
- 11Walk every day, and let the vein fadeAfterwards
- 12Risks, explained plainlyRisks