How long does it take for varicose veins to return after surgery

Varicose veins are almost always likely to recur after surgery in all parts of the body, and this has a lot to do with the condition itself, and the method of surgery. The time and chance of recurrence is not certain. Take varicose veins of the lower limbs as an example, varicose veins of the lower limbs can be treated with traditional surgeries, such as high saphenous vein ligation stripping surgery, the surgery will strip the blood vessels, may be stripped saphenous vein, the postoperative rehabilitation is not good, the chances of recurrence is still relatively high, but the time is longer, usually in 3-5 years later. If you choose minimally invasive surgery, such as electrocoagulation, laser, radiofrequency ablation, microwave, sclerotherapy injection, etc., the probability of recurrence is not high with proper postoperative rehabilitation. Even if there is a possibility of recurrence after surgery, the time of recurrence cannot be determined. On the other hand, for esophagogastric fundic varices, various radical surgeries such as shunt surgery, flow-breaking surgery and liver transplantation, etc., the length of postoperative recurrence varies, usually after 2-3 years; if it is simple gastroscopic injection of sclerosing agent or ligation hemostasis, the rate of postoperative recurrence is 100%, and the time is often very short, even recurring after 2-3 weeks. The postoperative recurrence rate of varicocele is very low and rare.