5 Simple Tips to Prevent Varicose Veins
Although it’s difficult to completely prevent varicose veins, you can take certain precautions to delay their onset or reduce their symptoms.
Can Varicose Veins Return After Treatment?
While varicose vein treatment is generally long-lasting, varicose veins may sometimes recur after removal. Here’s why that happens and how you can prevent it.
Is Restless Legs Syndrome Connected to Varicose Veins?
Having trouble sleeping at night because your legs are throbbing or twinging? You may have restless legs syndrome, a condition that is linked to varicose veins.
Can Varicose Veins Return After Treatment?
While varicose vein treatment is generally long-lasting, varicose veins may sometimes recur after removal. Here’s why that happens and how you can prevent it. For most people, varicose veins disappear permanently after treatment. Brief, minimally invasive surgical procedures can safely eliminate the discomfort and unsightly appearance of these swollen veins that appear along the legs […]
Get Relief for Itchy Varicose Veins
An itching sensation can be one of the most frustrating symptoms of varicose veins. But there are simple ways to get relief.
How to Treat Prominent Hand Veins
Visible hand veins are generally not a cause for concern, but there are simple ways to remove them or reduce their appearance. Although bulging veins emerge most often on the legs in the form of varicose veins, enlarged and visible veins may pop up anywhere on the body — including the hands. More of a […]
Varicose Veins Attacked by Rooster Leaves Elderly Woman Dead
While the internet is filled with “fake news” stories, there is now a lot of buzz about a recent publication in the medical journal Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. The case reported about a month ago describes an elderly woman in Australia who was feeding her fowl, when a rooster started pecking at her legs. […]
What Are the Risk Factors for Phlebitis?
“Phlebitis” refers to the inflammation of a vein. There are two types of phlebitis: superficial and deep vein. Superficial phlebitis occurs in the veins near the surface of the skin, while thrombophlebitis — also known as deep vein thrombosis — occurs in deeper veins. While these conditions share a name, they’re quite different. Though mildly […]
How Can I Relieve My Varicose Vein Symptoms This Summer?
As the days get longer and the temperature rises, residents of Boca Raton head to beaches and pools looking to beat the heat. But for patients with varicose veins, summer is often a double-edged sword. As you join friends and family by the water, the symptoms associated with varicose veins can worsen. What is it […]
Which Varicose Vein Treatment Is Right for Me?
When it comes to varicose veins, there are a lot of treatment options available. Our vein specialists will help you find the one that meets your unique needs. Varicose or spider veins may make you self-conscious, but what many people don’t realize is that they can also lead to serious health complications. In fact, these […]