{"id":934,"date":"2025-09-16T13:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vercaeren.eu\/stripping-of-varicose-veins\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:28:06","slug":"stripping-of-varicose-veins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vercaeren.eu\/en\/stripping-of-varicose-veins\/","title":{"rendered":"Stripping of varicose veins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"934\" class=\"elementor elementor-934 elementor-367\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c89d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43c89d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c78c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c78c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc7696 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edc7696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf145f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf145f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stripping of varicose veins<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1e5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f1e5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stripping used to be the gold standard for varicose vein treatment.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c115f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c115f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where the varicose vein originates (groin, knee fold), an incision of four to five centimetres was made, the superficial vein detached from the main vein, and after inserting a sturdy nylon cable in the blood vessel, the sick vein was pulled out or stripped down to below the limb. 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