Vein ligation is a surgical procedure that means “tying off a vein”. The reason for ligating a vein (tying it off) is so that this vein will no longer have blood flowing through it. This vein will then shrink and become out of sight. This procedure is often done to large damaged veins (generally the large saphenous vein in the legs) that have become varicose.

It’s possible for only a portion of a vein to be ligated, thus leaving the healthy portion of the vein intact.

Quite often but not always, ligated veins will then be stripped or ablated.

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