Conventional operation and laser therapy in the treatment of varicose veins

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of endovenous laser therapy and conventional therapy on the varicose of great saphenous vein.MethodsThirty-two patients received endovenous laser therapy and 32 patients were operated by conventional therapy (high ligation and stripping). The observation results of great saphenous vein (GSV) were recorded by clinical evaluation and duplex ultrasound examination. And the operating time, intraoperative blood loss, time to become moveable, duration of hospitalization and degree of feeling pain were compared between the two groups.ResultsCompared with conventional therapy, laser therapy had good curative effect with less complications and no scars and no pains. There were significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.01).ConclusionLaser therapy for varicose of great saphenous vein is better than the conventional therapy. It deserves to be widely used in clinical treatment.