Posted March 13th, 2018
While the presence of varicose veins may not necessarily be an indicator of other more serious medical issues, the indirect connection should not be overlooked. It is commonly understood that varicose veins are unsightly and can be uncomfortable. In extreme conditions, varicose veins may be linked to hypertension and...
Read MorePosted December 11th, 2017
With recent health studies finding concerns over excessive time sitting in a car or at a desk, standing desks have become a new trend in many workplaces. Recent studies have linked too much time in a chair with everything from coronary disease to liver disease, and health experts are...
Read MorePosted July 14th, 2017
One option for patients who have issues related to varicose or spider veins is a treatment known as sclerotherapy. Varicose veins are essentially just bulging veins that have become incompetent. The way sclerotherapy works is by injecting a solution into the veins. The solution irritates the lining of the...
Read MorePosted June 16th, 2017
Endovenous thermal ablation, also known as endovenous ablation, is a big sounding name for a varicose vein treatment commonly called “laser therapy.” Patients suffering from varicose veins or incompetent veins have a variety of options for treatment available to them, and one of the newer techniques utilizes a laser...
Read MorePosted February 7th, 2017
What can you begin doing to help lessen the effect of your varicose veins? Let’s just come out and say it. Varicose veins are the worst. They’re uncomfortable, there’s not a whole lot that you can do to make them completely go away naturally, and they make you self-conscious...
Read MorePosted January 16th, 2017
Ever watch Olympic weightlifters, see their bulging veins and look down at your legs while you’re sitting on the couch and see the same bulging veins? Obviously, there has to be a difference, right? They’re lifting ten times their weight and while you may work out, you’re definitely not...
Read MorePosted January 5th, 2017
Vein disease is something most people just see on really long infomercials trying to sell some product to get rid of it. Lotions, lasers, clinics, they’ll try to sell it all in either the most mundane voice over or by someone is way too excited about it. Varicose veins,...
Read MorePosted December 22nd, 2016
Traditionally, with age comes a release of the classic signs of attractiveness like wrinkle-free arms, mole-free faces, and varicose-vein-free legs. But in spite of being associated with aging women, varicose veins are far from being a classic sign of aging beauty. While often seen as a primarily cosmetic concern...
Read MorePosted November 29th, 2016
Why Sclerotherapy May be Your Best Option Sclerotherapy is a proven medical procedure which has been used since the 1930s to eliminate spider veins and varicose veins. It is a quick and simple procedure with a proven success rate. If you have irritating varicose veins, sclerotherapy may be the...
Read MorePosted October 7th, 2016
Bulging veins are a common symptom of several conditions such as pregnancy, thrombophlebitis, and old age. They often come in the form of varicose veins and spider veins and usually appear in the legs. These veins can be swollen, distorted, dilated, and discolored. Causes Healthy veins have valves that...
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