Photoinduced Collagen Cross-Linking: A New Approach to Venous Insufficiency

BACKGROUND
What little research has been done on methods of venous valve function recovery with radiofrequency has had disappointing results. Valvuloplasty has some supporters, but the majority of physicians do not consider it a valid therapeutic option.


OBJECTIVE
To test a new method of treating varicose veins based on their collagen structure. This procedure it is not a thermal treatment, but it is fast, with significant shrinking and preservation of the endothelium.


MATERIALS & METHODS
In the laboratory, we subjected greater saphenous vein specimens to irradiation with a blue light-emitting diode generated ...

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