Venous Wounds

Our unique approach to treating vein wounds is unlike all other Vein Centers. Our success rate is over 95%. In our method, we identify the culprit vein, perforator, or accessory vein and before intervention, drain the vein, then flush it, and intervene by any one of several methods such as Laser, Clarivein, or Varithena Foam to collapse it. This is all done in one of our two surgical suites in the office.

By treating the cause of the venous wound, the wound heals and usually does not recur.

Laser Ablation/Varithena Foam/Clarivein/Venaseal

Any of the above procedures are used to close the diseased vein and is performed in the office under local anesthesia. The procedure collapses the diseased vein, allowing blood to circulate through good veins back to the heart.

Any of the above modalities are used to treat diseased veins, varicose veins, deep refluxing perforator veins, and dilated veins causing wounds. It takes about 30 minutes and most are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Some Insurance Companies do not yet cover Clarivein. Medicare does.

The above picture is Laser ablation and is used to help heal skin ulcers, vein wounds, varicose veins, stasis ulcers, venous stasis, and even sore legs.

Unlike most vein centers that treat only cosmetic or superficial vein problems, Dr. Harrison treats all vein disorders whether cosmetic, superficial, or complex. He works with wound care centers across Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas restoring circulation and reducing venous pressure to insure the healing of the skin ulcer and prevent its recurrence.

The slide below shows the possible progression of chronic venous reflux. Whether you have simply tired swollen legs or active ulcer, we can treat the underlying cause with great results.

This leg was treated with Varithena Foam of the Greater Saphenous Vein. The leg was swollen and the wound was several months old before we treated him. After treatment see below.

This picture taken approximately 3 weeks after Varithena Foam treatment of the Greater Saphenous Vein of the leg above. Note the wound is nearly completely healed. We later treated the left leg as well with excellent results.