I just had R A done a couple of weeks ago. My varicose veins were actually bleeding. My initial exam was a US of the large veins in the top of both legs. The one in the leg with the varicose veins had a problem, so they suggested R A on the saphenous vein in that leg. That was the cause of the bad veins in the bottom of the leg. They said the R A in the top vein might alleviate the problem in the lower leg. If not I can go back and have the lower leg done. I had the procedure about 2 weeks ago and it was successful on the top vein and the varicose veins in the bottom of the leg are drastically reduced. They are leaving it up to me if I want to get the bottom ones fixed which I will because those veins are already damaged, so my feeling is that they may get worse. The procedure was uncomfortable but only took about 30 minutes. There are no IVs or drugs involved and you can resume normal activity with a compression stocking for about a week. I have had no problem.