A New Method of Surgically Treating Varicose Veins and Venous Ulcers - a Study to Assess Clinical and Economic Value

Patients undergo Saphenofemoral ligation, inversion stripping of the Long Saphenous Vein and avulsion of varicosities if necessary under a general anaesthetic.

Patients undergo endovenous laser treatment, using a 810nm laser aiming to occlude the incompetent long saphenous vein from the saphenofemoral junction to the knee. This may then be followed by ambulatory phlebectomy as appropriate. All procedures are to be performed under a local anaesthetic.