Pain after 1940 nm Laser for Unilateral Incompetence of the Great Saphenous Vein.

To investigate postprocedural pain after using an endovenous 1940 nm laser for great saphenous vein incompetence. A total of 72 patients were treated for symptomatic unilateral great saphenous incompetence using a 1940 nm laser device. All patients were treated using a standardized procedure under local anesthesia and investigated for postprocedural pain for 4 weeks using a visual analog scale (VAS 0-10).