RESULTS	Objective repeat venography score was reduced significantly at 1 year after treatment compared with the baseline evaluation as well as with the control group ( 4.5 + / - 1.2 vs. 8.6 + / - 0.5 ; P = 0.001 and 4.2 + / - 0.9 vs. 8.5 + / - 0.6 ; P = 0.0002 , respectively ) .\