Vein Disease Treatment

Finding the right treatment for vein disease can improve your comfort and health. Count on the vascular specialists at Billings Clinic for effective treatments to help you look and feel your best.

Vein Disease Symptoms

When you have a vein disease, you may experience:

• Pain
• Swollen legs and ankles
• Visible veins close to the skin’s surface

Vein disease is usually a long-term condition. Treatment aims to improve blood flow, ease pain, and reduce bleeding or blood clots.

Vein Disease Treatments

Rely on us for a broad range of vein treatments that open narrowed veins or close damaged veins. Some vein treatments will help relieve your symptoms but may not prevent new problems.

Nonsurgical Treatments

Your doctor may begin with conservative, noninvasive vein treatments that don’t involve surgery. They include:

• Compression stockings that help move blood through your legs
• Lifestyle changes like exercising more and raising your legs when sitting or lying down
• Medications

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Advanced treatments for vein disease available at Billings Clinic Vein Center include:

• Ambulatory phlebectomy - Removes surface veins through small incisions to help symptoms or approve appearance
• ClariVein® - Seals a vein shut using a catheter (thin tube) to deliver a chemical
• Radiofrequency ablation - Uses heat from radio waves to seal off varicose veins, redirecting blood to healthy veins
• Sclerotherapy - Injects a solution into spider or varicose veins to close them off and improve their appearance
• Vein stripping - Ties off and removes problematic veins that cause reverse blood flood
• VNUS® Closure procedure - Uses ultrasound to guide placement of a catheter (tube) into a damaged vein and heat it, causing the vein to close

Is Vein Treatment Painful?

Most people have little or no discomfort during vein treatments. You'll get numbing medicine before most procedures to keep you comfortable.

Insurance Coverage

Contact your health insurance company to check your coverage. Most insurance companies will cover vein procedures after you try conservative therapies. Sclerotherapy is a cosmetic procedure, so your health insurance may not pay for it.