Varithena™

Treatment with Varithena™ is a nonsurgical procedure (no incision is required). Varithena™ is a uniform, low nitrogen, microfoam dispensed from a proprietary canister device. Dr. Sanjoy Kundu injects a small amount of the foam into the malfunctioning vein of a patient through a catheter or a needle. It displaces the blood from the vein to reach and treat the vein wall; the diseased vein should then collapse and blood flow is diverted to healthy veins nearby.

The amount of Varithena™ injected is carefully controlled by Dr. Kundu using ultrasound to see that the foam has filled the veins being treated. When the veins are filled, the treatment is complete (this will depend on the size and extent of your varicose veins). You may require several injections during one treatment session, and may require several treatment sessions to completely treat all veins. Each treatment session will be separated from the next by at least 5 days.

Over several months the vein is slowly resorbed by the body and eventually turns into a thin string of scar tissue. In clinical trials, Varithena™ reduced patients’ varicose vein symptoms including heaviness, achiness, swelling, throbbing, and itching (HASTI™ symptoms). Varithena™ also improved vein appearance in assessments by both patients and doctors.