Minimally Invasive Procedures
Our team is committed to performing the most advanced, least invasive treatment methods in our outpatient surgery center right here at our office in Stockbridge, GA.
From managing chronic conditions to resolving the most challenging vascular cases, our multi-specialty practice is at the forefront of innovation in vascular health, offering the expertise, diversity, and knowledge to treat the complete range of vascular conditions.
Minimally invasive procedures are performed in office at our surgery center without the need for you to go to hospital. Our office is located conveniently located on the Southside of Atlanta in Stockbridge, GA. Patients love that they can have exceptional results in their local community without having to drive downtown.
The benefit to providing minimally invasive procedures is that patients experience little to no down time because the incisions are so small that a small dressing is used to cover the site. Many patients are able to return to normal activities next day.
Atherectomy
A minimally invasive, image-guided endovascular technique used to clean out clogged arteries. A catheter fitted with a cutting blade or grinding burr to shaves away the built-up plaque within arteries.
Dialysis Access & Catheter Placement
Dialysis access and catheter placement: The SAVI team helps patients start and maintain healthy hemodialysis access through fistula/ graft creation/revision, catheter placement/removal, Hickman catheter placement, and access maintenance.
Angioplasty
A thin tube carrying a tiny balloon is threaded through a blood vessel in the arm or groin up to the artery or vein. When in place, the balloon is inflated to push the vessel wall of the vein or artery to open, restoring blood flow.
Drug–Coated Balloon Angioplasty
Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) angioplasty is similar to a balloon angioplasty procedurally, but there is the addition of an anti-proliferative medication coating the balloon as well as an excipient to aid in drug transfer, which may help prevent restenosis.
Stent Placement
During an angioplasty, a tubular, metallic device is placed within a narrowed or blocked blood vessel to keep it open and restore blood flow.
IVC Filter Placement & Removal
An IVC filter is a small device that is placed in the inferior vena cava—a large vein in the abdomen—to prevent blood clots that may break free from the veins in the legs from reaching the heart or lungs. We remove the filter when it’s no longer needed.
Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA)
A procedure often used to treat leg ulcers, non-healing wounds, and varicose veins in the legs, pelvis, or those resulting from lymphedema. A fiberoptic probe attached to a laser is inserted in the vein and guided with ultrasound. After numbing around the diseased vein, the laser is used close the vein.
Microphlebectomy
This procedure is used to remove diseased veins in small segments through several tiny nicks in the skin. The puncture sites are so small that a small dressing is used and minimal downtime is required.
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
A procedure that uses radiofrequency energy instead of laser energy to close veins from the inside. A catheter is inserted into the vein through a small incision in which radiofrequency causes heat to close off the vein.
Thrombectomy
An innovative surgical procedure used to remove blood clots from arteries and veins. A small catheter is inserted and used to retrieve the blood clot to prevent any further complications.
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
A minimally invasive procedure used to treat fibroid tumors of the uterus that is performed in office. Embolic agents are used to block the arteries that provide blood to the fibroids causing them to shrink and symptoms to be reduced or eliminated.
Sclerotherapy
This procedure involves injecting a microfoam that causes the problem or diseased veins to close. It is mainly used in the treatment of varicose veins, spider veins, and leg ulcers.
VenaSeal™
This procedure is performed by delivering a small amount of medical adhesive to seal – or close – the diseased vein, rerouting blood to nearby veins.