What happens during vein stripping?

Vein stripping is usually named together with ligation, so the question of what happens during the procedure can blur into a question about the pair. This page keeps to the stripping side of that pair.

Start with where it happens

my.clevelandclinic.org states: "Providers perform vein stripping and ligation at an outpatient surgery center or in their office." The source names two possible settings, an outpatient surgery center or the provider's own office.

The detail that separates the two terms

The source treats stripping and ligation as one phrase. If you want the fuller description of each, the publisher's page on vein stripping and ligation is where to look.

Asking where the procedure would be done

Anyone near Tinley Park, Orland Park or New Lenox weighing this procedure can ask their own provider where it would be done. For background that sits one step back from the procedure, my.clevelandclinic.org also publishes an overview of venous disease, a page on varicose veins and a guide to venous disease treatment options.

The follow-up question this raises is what risks come with vein treatment, which is a separate question with its own answer.