Category Archives: Vascular Surgeon
Spider angiomas are named for their spider-like shape: a central, red dot surrounded by tiny blood vessels that radiate outward. Continue reading
If you are suffering from inflammation of a vein located close to the skin’s surface, you may have what is called superficial vein thrombosis. This condition is directly caused by the formation of a blood clot in a superficial vein, … Continue reading
If you have a blood clot in your leg, you probably also suffer from thrombophlebitis: the inflammation of veins caused specifically by blood clots. Treatment for this condition is aimed at reducing both pain and swelling in the vein. Because … Continue reading
Treatment of red veins is actually not much different than treatment of superficial blue or purple veins that appear in clusters just under the skin. The color of veins differs depending on factors such as their relative depth and the … Continue reading
New research compares the less invasive vein treatment of foam sclerotherapy to the traditional vein stripping technique, demonstrating results that are equally effective. The five-year study appears in the journal of Dermatologic Surgery. Vascular surgeons compared 216 patients who had … Continue reading
