Ambulatory phlebectomy is a minisurgical treatment for superficial varicose veins and so-called side branches.
Moreover, he wanted an alternative for the large eyecatching scars patients were left with after classical varicose vein surgery.
[1] After ten years of experience he demonstrated this technique during the annual meeting of the French Phlebology Society.
Dependent on the amount of varicose vein that has been removed the next incision is made 5 to 10 cm.
It is called ambulatory phlebectomy because patients usually return to normal daily activity immediately after the procedure which therefore may be performed in hospital or outpatient settings.