If the cause of bulging veins in the leg is a permanent blockage in the veins located inside the leg or thigh, venous angioplasty and stenting are performed. If venous angioplasty is not possible, venous bypass surgery is required. If the cause of bulging veins in the leg or thigh is not a blockage but CVI, then the latest technology called laser technology or RFA is used in such patients. This does not require any cutting or surgery on the skin of the leg. Discharge from the hospital occurs within 24 hours.
Dr. K. K. Pandey is a Senior Consultant in Cardiothoracic, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, with nearly 30 years of surgical experience. He has previously worked at Batra Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi and the Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery in Moscow. Dr. Pandey specializes in thoracic, lung and chest tumour surgery, varicose veins, vascular bypass procedures and diabetic foot management, using both open and minimally invasive techniques. A surgeon, writer and health educator, he regularly writes columns and books to make complex medical topics easy for the general public, believing that medical knowledge must reach every common person.