Sclerotherapy is a procedure for treating varicose veins and spider veins. During this procedure, a special solution is injected into the vein to be treated. The solution irritates the vessel’s walls, makes them stick together and causes the vein to close. The vein then turns into a type of scar tissue that the body will […]

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If you have varicose veins, they can really be frustrating. You might not even know exactly what the problem is. They are easy to identify. Varicose veins are those bulging veins that typically appear on your legs. In their earliest stages, they may look like a webbing of blue lines that wriggle across your skin. […]

Just about everybody has heard the term spider veins. However, if you ask a person to describe what a spider vein is, how they form and the symptoms they create, most people would be at a loss. One reason for this is that spider veins closely mimic other infirmities that can affect the veins. So, […]

Sclerotherapy is a method for treating conditions like a spider or varicose veins during which a solution is injected into the vein in order to make it disappear. The solution thickens the blood in the vessel and irritates the vessel walls. This causes the vein to collapse and seal off. The tissue that remains is […]

A common medical ailment, venous disease is a condition that interferes with the normal movement of blood from your legs toward your heart. While arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to various parts of your body, a network of veins transports the deoxygenated blood back to your heart. To accomplish this physiological function, one-way valves in healthy […]

Varicose veins are so frustrating. When you see those bulging blue lines on the surface of your legs, it can really be aggravating. While varicose veins are considered to be unattractive by most, the biggest problem is the discomfort. Your legs always ache and feel so heavy that you don’t want to do anything except […]

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In the past, surgery called vein stripping was the main vein treatment, but thanks to innovations in technology, new, non-surgical vein treatments have been developed that are very effective for removing varicose and spider veins. There are several types of non-surgical or minimally-invasive vein treatments, and our specialist can recommend a particular treatment after a […]

Also known as deep vein thrombosis, DVT is a condition that involves a blood clot within a deep vein. Blood clots associated with DVT usually develop in the leg, but they can occur within any deep vein. When your blood begins to clot, it becomes a solid mass. Most deep vein thrombosis blood clots form […]