Stripping is a formerly frequently used technic to treat main vein insufficiency (vena saphena magna or vena saphena parva) , by pulling it out in the region of the groin crosse. This method is increasingly being replaced by gentler methods (endovascular methods). With the newer methods, no general anesthesia is necessary anymore, crosse no longer has to be stripped and the operation can easily be performed on a out-patient basis under local anaesthetic.