Varicose Veins Hurt More Than Your Vanity

The Vascular & Vein Laser Center offers VenaCure for painful, unsightly varicose veins.

Varicose veins are not only unsightly but sometimes very painful. Old treatments for the problem often involved vein stripping, which was the only way to get relief from the pain. It also involved a hospital stay. However, the Vascular & Vein Laser Center in Claremore has just added another weapon in their arsenal to help patients become pain free and glad to wear shorts again, with very little down time.

While minimally-invasive vein laser techniques are not new to their practice, the latest ­equipment is. Dr. Kyle Hrdlicka has been treating varicose veins for 11 years, but the latest system, which is the number-one physician choice in laser vein treatment, is the VenaCure EVLT. Targeted laser energy is used to seal the vein shut and helps you look and feel better fast.

“We have every piece of ­technology at our disposal here to treat our patients, including the VenaCure, which uses ­different wavelengths of light to treat varicose veins,” says Dr. Hrdlicka.

According to Dr. Hrdlicka, the AngioDynamics VenaCure will replace the former use of ELAS (EndoLuminal Ablation of the Saphenous vein), another laser treatment. “With the VenaCure, there is less bruising and pain involved in the ­minimally invasive procedure,” he adds.

What causes varicose veins? According to Dr. Hrdlicka, there can be several contributing ­factors, including genetics and heredity. Others include ­pregnancy, obesity and standing for exceptionally long periods.  Blood is allowed to pool in the leg veins, rather than being pumped back up in the body, which is the norm. Varicose veins can cause pain and heaviness in the legs, edema, burning and stinging, aching and throbbing.

However, you don’t have to suffer from the pain or the embarrassment anymore. Dr. Hrdlicka, a trained general, ­vascular and endovascular ­surgeon, and his staff are ­dedicated to giving their patients the highest quality care in a ­comfortable, pleasant ­environment. A graduate of Claremore High School, Dr. Hrdlicka received his medical degree from the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa before completing an internship, a residency in general surgery, and a fellowship in vascular ­surgery at Ohio University Doctors Hospital in Columbus. In addition, he completed a ­sub-fellowship in endovascular ­surgery at the Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix.

With the addition of the VenaCure EVLT, his practice has taken the next step in bringing remarkable results to his patients. The procedure is minimally ­invasive and a clinically proven alternative to surgical vein ­stripping that effectively and ­safely treats varicose veins using a diode laser fiber to occlude the vein. “The procedure is easy to perform and gets patients back on their feet in approximately 45 minutes,” says Dr. Hrdlicka.

After the procedure, patients can walk out of the office on their own accord. “It depends on the person how soon they can return to work,” says Shawna Wilson, medical assistant.

Insurance will pay for the laser treatment, which is an ­­in-office procedure, according to Shawna. “Medicare will also pay for this procedure, as well as most insurance companies. We do have to get pre-authorization but there is usually no problem ­getting patients approved.”

The Vascular & Vein Laser Center also offers free ­consultations. “Anyone can come in for free to determine if he or she is a candidate for vein ­closure,” says Shawna. “Many ­people think they have varicose veins but don’t. We can look at their leg and come up with a diagnosis at no charge.”

For more information about laser vein treatment
or to schedule a free consultation, contact

Vascular & Vein Laser Center

1220 N. Florence Ave.
Claremore, OK 74017

(918) 341-5311

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