What are the possible adverse effects or negative consequences of greater saphenous vein ablation?

The greater saphenous vein, if enlarged and painful is usually removed surgically, not ablated by scarring techniques. If leg pain in the affected area is a result of a distended varicose saphenous vein, the after effects are potential recurrence of pain due to collateral vein enlargement.

Deep vein thrombosis is possible complication of saphenous vein ablation. Steps are taken during the procedure to make sure that this does not happen. Good luck.

Whenever you put anything through the skin, the risks include bleeding, infection, and allergic reaction to a medication given. When doing GSV ablation, damage to the deep vein system (including DVT) is also a risk. If the ablation is performed by a properly trained and experienced physician the aggregate risk of all these is about 1%.