The technique of endovenous laser treatment

In 2003, Robert Min published a case study on 3000 patients over a 5 year period comparing traditional surgery (stripping) to endovenous laser treatment. Ever since, EVLT has been considered as the gold standard in varicose vein treatment. All the research in this field shows that short-term results are similar to those of surgery, that is to say about 95% of good results immediately. More importantly, all significant research shows a success rate that remains close to 100% at 5 years after EVLT , whereas varicose veins recur in about 50% of cases at 5 years after stripping surgery.