How can we treat vein valves which are not working properly?

It depends on ...: Where the vein is. We generally don't treat vein valves in saphenous and varicose veins. Varicose veins are so twisted and enlarge that even if we did fix the valves, it wouldn't do any good. Although there are vein procedures for saphenous valves, it generally works at least as well to perform a thermal, surgical or chemical ablation of the vein and remove it. Deep vein valve repair can be done.

Strip/sclerose: If you are having symptomatic varicose veins due to incompetent valves, you can start with compression stockings. If this doesn't work, you can always sclerose down the superficial veins or excise them completely.

Closure: Venous valves can occur both in superficial and deep veins as well as in arm and leg veins. Deep vein incompetent valves are usually treated symptomatically by exercise, support hose and elevation. Superficial symptomatic refluxing leg valves are treated by a closure procedure. Upper arm superficial refluxing vein valves are rarely treated. See a vein specialist.