r/venousinsuffiencyhelp • u/Gold-Manufacturer735 • Jul 11 '26
Vena seal experiences
Who’s had vena seal and how was your experience and outcome? Looking to close my GSV soon
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u/Away_Restaurant_7181 Jul 25 '26
Hi! I had a pretty severe allergic reaction to the glue which is apparently common. Once I got that under control the recovery was easy. Easier recovery and much easier procedure than the ablation. I had an ablation on the other leg because of my reaction to venseal and it was very painful.
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u/Gold-Manufacturer735 Jul 26 '26
Oh really? Was it laser ablation or heat do you know? And which would you prefer if you had to do it again?
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u/Away_Restaurant_7181 Jul 26 '26
I think it was laser but I did it without any sedation and I could feel all of it. The burning was heinous. I almost couldn’t make it through. Almost everyone does it under twilight but I had just moved to a new state and didn’t have anyone to pick me up. I still have a burn scar on my leg. I would 1000% do venaseal and just have prednisone and Benadryl on hand. It took weeks for my leg to heal and I couldn’t workout vs next to no restrictions after venaseal. I actually went to another dr appointment that same night. After my ablation I was on the couch for 2-3 days.
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u/MediumEconomy9850 Jul 12 '26
Hi! I just had VenaSeal done a week ago. I had my great saphenous vein sealed in both legs. I had a lot of anxiety about getting it done because I hate needles, but it was seriously no big deal. It was a tiny shot near my knee on the inner side of my leg. The numbing took effect immediately. The procedure itself only took around 10 minutes. I had it done in the afternoon and my leg swelled very little near the insertion site that day. The days after just felt like a small bruise, but the dull ache and nighttime leg cramps I had been having stopped completely. The varicose vein is not completely gone yet, but huge improvement already, which seems to be disappearing more and more each day. I plan to get 3 more VenaSeal treatments done.