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… Vein Ligation and Stripping On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Vein ligation and stripping is a minor surgery. It is used …
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… Varicose Veins On this page: Health Tools Cause What … off the vein. This may be heat, chemicals, or a small wire. Ligation and stripping. This treatment is a type of surgery. Cuts …
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… Tubal Ligation Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To … How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Tubal ligation is surgery to close your fallopian tubes. It's also … can be done right after you give birth (postpartum tubal ligation) . Open surgery is usually used. After the surgery, …
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… Tubal Ligation Reversal On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure in which your fallopian … tubes, where they could be fertilized by a sperm. Tubal ligation is a highly effective form of birth control that is …
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… Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation On this page: Overview Overview A tubal ligation is considered a permanent method of birth control . … small incisions in the abdomen. For a laparoscopic tubal ligation , the surgeon makes two small cuts (incisions)—one …
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… Rubber Band Ligation for Hemorrhoids On this page: Treatment Overview … form in place of the hemorrhoid. The scar will hold nearby veins so they don't bulge into the anal canal. The procedure … form in place of the hemorrhoid. The scar will hold nearby veins so they don't bulge into the anal canal. The procedure …
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… Deep Vein Thrombosis On this page: Health Tools … Overview Self-Care Medicines What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep …
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… Pregnancy: Varicose Veins On this page: Overview Overview Varicose veins are enlarged, swollen veins near the surface of the skin. They're caused by faulty …
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… Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It … beam of light. A doctor can use a laser to treat varicose veins . Laser heat damages a vein, which makes scar tissue form. This scar tissue closes …
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… Radiofrequency Ablation for Varicose Veins On this page: Treatment Overview How Well It Works … ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins . (Ablation means a doctor uses heat to damage tissue. … This makes scar tissue form. The scar tissue closes the vein.) This technique uses radiofrequency energy (instead of …
