{"id":206,"date":"2023-04-20T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/?p=206"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T07:22:52","slug":"candidate-varicose-veins-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/blog\/candidate-varicose-veins-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a candidate for varicose veins treatment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"206\" class=\"elementor elementor-206\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3639722a welcome welcome-pages elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3639722a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a11def\" data-id=\"12a11def\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b947c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b947c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Varicose veins treatment<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fc2898 welcome-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40fc2898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you a candidate for varicose veins treatment?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3812395 blog-meta elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3812395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Author: Dr Nishath Altaf<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">First published: 20 April 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d0541b\" data-id=\"61d0541b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75156901 image-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75156901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#self-check\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"613\" 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src=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-dr-nishat-altaf-welcome_1200x980.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-135\" alt=\"Dr Nishath Altaf | Perth | Vascular conditions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-dr-nishat-altaf-welcome_1200x980.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-dr-nishat-altaf-welcome_1200x980-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7057668d\" data-id=\"7057668d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4406bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4406bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Varicose veins Perth<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7db33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a7db33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are varicose veins?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f8d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4f8d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have varicose veins and are you looking into whether you should seek treatment or not? In this article, I explain who is a suitable candidate for varicose vein treatment, and if you are unsure you can find out yourself by <a href=\"#self-check\">answering 5 short questions<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ace1221 blog__sub-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ace1221\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c3a92c4 blog-column\" data-id=\"3c3a92c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb66adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb66adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Varicose veins are prominent, swollen, tortuous and enlarged veins, mainly found in your legs. In some cases, they can be painful and uncomfortable. There are <a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#section-2\">five main reasons<\/a> why people have varicose veins and there are several treatment types, from minimally-invasive treatment to open surgery.<\/p><p>I have summarised <strong>four main varicose veins treatment types<\/strong> and their outcomes here:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#open-surgery\">Open surgery<\/a> &#8211; stripping of varicose veins<\/li><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#laser\">Endovenous laser ablation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#glue\">Venaseal glue ablation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#sclerotherapy\">Sclerotherapy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>I offer all treatment types, including open surgery which may be covered by your private health insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2965f75d blog-column\" data-id=\"2965f75d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea4d75a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea4d75a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"section-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c15b7b\" data-id=\"14c15b7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c7071d7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c7071d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59ef3d8c\" data-id=\"59ef3d8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e15fd26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e15fd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Candidate varicose veins treatment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dae96f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dae96f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you a candidate for varicose vein treatment?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313c4c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313c4c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most people that I see have large, unsightly, tortuous varicose veins and in some cases these veins are painful. Here are the main reasons why people choose to have treatment for varicose veins:<\/p><ul><li>You want to be able to wear shorts or skirts without worrying about covering your bulging veins<\/li><li>You are in pain or feeling discomfort<\/li><li>You have had deep vein thrombosis or phlebitis<\/li><li>You want to reduce or avoid the risk of blood clots<\/li><li>You have had one or more of the following issues:<br \/><ul><li>Bleeding<\/li><li>Skin changes over the veins<\/li><li>Skin changes around the ankles &#8211; including discolouration and thickening of the skin<\/li><li>Eczema over the legs<\/li><li>Leg ulcers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa7c10b blog__sub-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa7c10b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b12602d blog-column\" data-id=\"4b12602d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6407524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6407524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What causes you not to be a good candidate for varicose veins treatment?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0c0a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d0c0a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>You are pregnant: During pregnancy, there is a lot of pressure that builds up in the veins resulting in varicose veins. Most of the veins will disappear after childbirth. Therefore, we treat most patients conservatively during pregnancy &#8211; and review them after childbirth to consider varicose vein intervention.<\/li><li>You are unable to walk or are bedridden &#8211; then surgery is not appropriate.<\/li><li>You have a blood clot &#8211; then surgery may not be appropriate &#8211; but that is dependent on where the blood clot is.<\/li><li>You have a severe infection &#8211; then surgery may not be appropriate &#8211; however, treatment may be required for your varicose veins after the infection has been treated. This may decrease the chance of you getting an infection in your legs again.<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Check here if you are a <a href=\"#self-check\">good candidate for varicose veins treatment<\/a> with Dr Altaf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c6dae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c6dae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8847b\" data-id=\"3d8847b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-488c6af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"488c6af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c378f\" data-id=\"08c378f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c17a2f image-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c17a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-candidate-varicose-veins-treatment-perth-2-1200x919.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-candidate-varicose-veins-treatment-perth-2-1200x919.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-candidate-varicose-veins-treatment-perth-2-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-candidate-varicose-veins-treatment-perth-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1edc925\" data-id=\"1edc925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430602c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"430602c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Age and varicose veins treatment Perth<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c8958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99c8958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does my age matter?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a422f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a422f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you are young, varicose veins may bother you because they look unsightly. In this case, you would seek treatment for cosmetic reasons. But as you get older, varicose veins can get more complicated and cause more issues in your legs. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0edee46 blog__sub-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0edee46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3bf29 blog-column\" data-id=\"5f3bf29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a23a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a23a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp to two-thirds of patients over the age of 60 will have at least 1 symptom associated with varicose veins. In addition, as patients are living longer, the risk of developing leg ulcers, in particular, is increasing. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf589b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-widget__width-auto quote-profile elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4bf589b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-dr-nishath-altaf-profile_200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-101\" alt=\"Dr Nishath Altaf Vascular surgeon Perth\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Nishath Altaf<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varicose Vein Specialist Perth<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a15330 blog-column\" data-id=\"2a15330\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d960c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d960c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Previously, when open surgery was the main procedure to treat varicose veins, it was harder to treat older patients as they had other medical problems. It sometimes made it difficult to safely carry out surgery.<\/p><p>But over the last few years, minimally invasive surgery options have become more available, which means that most patients can be treated using local anaesthesia. Options include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#laser\">Laser endovenous ablation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#glue\">Venaseal glue ablation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/varicose-vein-treatment-perth#sclerotherapy\">Sclerotherapy<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81f64f4 blog-column\" data-id=\"81f64f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dcdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83dcdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTherefore there is no age limit in treating varicose veins. The oldest patient that I have treated was 93 years old!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10761e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-bottom elementor-widget__width-auto quote-profile elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f10761e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/draltaf.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/ALTA-dr-nishath-altaf-profile_200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-101\" alt=\"Dr Nishath Altaf Vascular surgeon Perth\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Nishath Altaf<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Varicose Vein Specialist Perth<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d77be1c blog-column\" data-id=\"d77be1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae305a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae305a\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"self-check\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-772c145\" data-id=\"772c145\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cea6f84 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cea6f84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7180bd9\" data-id=\"7180bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ab89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ab89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Varicose veins specialist Perth<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0e5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb0e5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-check: Am I a good candidate for varicose veins treatment?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d670a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d670a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out if you are a candidate for varicose veins treatment. 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