Vein Treatment Blog

Sclerotherapy is one of the most common vein treatment options, used to treat many types of varicose veins as well as spider veins.

Many people assume that wearing compression stockings for a prolonged period of time can not only eliminate symptoms caused by varicose veins, but completely cure them, too. Unfortunately, that isn’t the intended purpose of compression stockings.

VenaSeal and Varithena are two FDA-approved, methods of treating great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. GSV incompetence is malfunctioning of the longest vein in your body, the large vein that runs along each lower leg.

For some patients, varicose veins are primarily a cosmetic issue.  For others, this disorder causes discomfort that interrupts a normal daily routine.  Often these unsightly blood vessels are a surprise.

Almost everybody knows someone who has complained about having varicose veins.  For some patients, these represent mainly a cosmetic issue.  For others, however, varicose vessels cause discomfort and can result in significant medical complications.