What are the Symptoms?
Varicose veins and spider veins can cause varying degrees of discomfort. Symptoms may be mild, but if left untreated, advanced problems can develop.
Symptoms may include:
- Swelling
- Throbbing
- Heaviness
- Achiness
- Leg cramps
- Burning
- Itching
- Poor wound healing and ulceration
- Skin discoloration
- Bleeding
How can treatment help?
The goal of medical treatment is to restore proper venous blood flow by eliminating varicose and spider veins from the venous circulation. The choice of medical treatment depends on the type, size, location, and depth of the vein problem as determined by non-invasive diagnostic tests, such as ultrasound. Through physical examination and diagnostic testing, we choose one or more treatment methods to achieve the desired results.
As technology has evolved, the treatment of varicose veins has gotten easier and less invasive. All of the procedures offered at Community Vein Care can be performed by a doctor in our office. Often patients take a light sedative before their procedure. Some patients are treated at one of our partner hospitals; Albany Medical Center, Ellis Hospital, and Samaritan Hospital. Your doctor will discuss which option would be best for you.
Endovenous Ablation
There are two techniques that the doctors at Community Vein Care use to treat abnormal refluxing veins in the legs. Radiofrequency and Laser use different technologies to accomplish a similar goal: Sealing abnormal veins closed.