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Will Endovenous Laser Treatment Cause Scarring? - Dr. Navarro (VIDEO)

By Dr. Luis Navarro Expert October 29, 2009 - 1:40pm
 
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Dr. Navarro describes if endovenous laser therapy will cause scarring.

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Dr. Navarro:

No, that’s one of the benefits of this procedure; there are no incisions. Any incision, if you do a mini-phlebectomy at the same time will be about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch. We haven’t used any stitches, and there’s no scarring.

About Dr. Navarro, M.D., F.A.C.S.:
Luis Navarro, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the Founder and Medical Director of The Vein Treatment Center, established in 1982. Dr. Navarro is a General Surgeon, originally board certified in 1976. He is also a senior Clinical Instructor of Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where he was Chief Surgical Resident. Dr. Navarro graduated cum laude from the University of Barcelona Medical School in his native Spain. He is affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Navarro is a Diplomate of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Phlebology, International Union of Phlebology, Canadian Society of Phlebology, American Society of Laser Medicine, and numerous other venous-related societies.

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