Laser Closure Vein Treatment
Information provided by ASI - Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Boca Raton, Florida

Laser closure of the saphenous vein (ELAS, EVLT, or ELVeS) is the latest minimally invasive alternative to stripping of the saphenous vein. A laser fiber is threaded up the vein to the source of the problem (usually to the groin or behind the knee.) As the fiber is withdrawn, laser energy heats the inside of the saphenous vein, causing it to collapse and seal shut. This vein treatment procedure, usually done under local anesthesia, is readily combined with microphlebectomy. The combined treatment eliminates both the source of the vein problem and the veins themselves.

For more personalized vein treatment consultation, please contact one of our Florida cosmetic surgeons at the Aesthetic Science Institute in Boca Raton, FL.