Great alternative endovenous non-thermal technology to address superficial venous incompetence. No compression garments required postprocedurally. Available now in Australia with MBS code approved. One of many techniques utilised at Perth Vascular Clinic to treat Varicose Veins.
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Dr Marek Garbowski, MBBS, FRACS (Vasc), is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon and the founder of Perth Vascular Clinic, which he established in Subiaco in 2006.
He completed his MBBS in 1994 and trained across Australia and New Zealand before being awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Vascular Surgery in 2005. He performs both open vascular surgery and minimally invasive endovascular procedures, with particular interests in carotid stenting, complex aortic aneurysm repair, endovenous treatment of varicose veins and the management of leg and foot ulcers.
Dr Garbowski consults in Subiaco and Joondalup, heads the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department at Joondalup Health Campus, and teaches at UWA and Notre Dame.
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Non-thermal treatments for varicose veins include VenaSeal (cyanoacrylate adhesive closure) and foam sclerotherapy. These techniques close the diseased vein without the use of heat, avoiding the need for tumescent local anaesthetic along the length of the vein and reducing the risk of heat-related skin or nerve injury.