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Ultrasound image showing the catheter and the laser fber inserted in the Saphenous vein
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Duplex ultrasound is performed in the upright posi-tion to map incompetent sources of venous refux and then to mark the skin overlying the incompetent portion of the great saphenous vein starting at the saphenofemoral junction
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Duplex control is used to guide injection of 7- to 8-mL aliquots of the following solution: 10 mL lidocaine 1% with epinephrine and 10 mL lidocaine 1% without epinephrine and additional 60 mL physiologic serum
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To reduce the amount of blood inside the vein, patients are placed in a 15–20° head-down position (Trendelenburg position)
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During laser irradiation, the withdrawal of the laser fber is controlled to apply a constant linear endovenous energy density (in this case, a metric ruler)
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At the end of the surgical procedure, venous com-pression was applied for 24 h by irremovable compression bandage