Treatments
Use the options below to explore potential treatments for your medical needs.
Types of treatment or procedure:
- Arms, Elbows and Shoulders
- Back and neck
- Bladder
- Bowel
- Cosmetic and reconstructive
- Dermatology
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eyes
- Foot and ankle
- Gender affirmation
- Hands and Wrists
- Head and Neck
- Heart
- Hips
- Knees
- Legs and Buttocks
- Men's health
- Oncology
- Other Treatments and Medicine
- Stomach
- Weight loss
- Women's health
Varicose vein stripping
Your veins carry blood to your heart. Valves in these veins restrict the blood flow to one direction. Valves that weaken or that don’t close correctly cause blood to pool (collect) in a vein. This is called a varicose vein.