Venous insufficiency syndrome or venous reflux causes large, bluish varicose veins to appear on the legs causing pain, leg heaviness and fatigue, swollen limbs and an unsightly appearance. The condition usually occurs in the largest superficial vein in the leg, the greater saphenous vein, causing its leaky valves to allow back-flow of blood from the [...]
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Advanced varicose vein treatment
Posted in Medical Treatments, tagged endovenous laser ablation, endovenous laser treatment, EVA, EVLT, laser treatment for veins, varicose vein surgery, varicose vein treatment, Varicose Veins, vein surgery, vein treatment, venous insufficiency, venous reflux on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Varicose vein therapy..more than cosmetic
Posted in Medical Treatments, tagged spider vein treatment, Spider Veins, varicose vein surgery, varicose vein therapy, varicose vein treatment, Varicose Veins, vein removal, vein surgery, vein therapy on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Varicose veins, those unsightly bulging, rope-like cords on the legs affect an estimated 40 percent of women and 25 percent of men of all ages. Problem veins generally appear from age 20 forward. Veins return blood back to the heart to be recirculated. To return this blood to the heart, the leg veins must work [...]
Endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins
Posted in Medical Treatments, tagged EVLT, laser therapy for veins, spider vein treatment, Spider Veins, varicose vein treatment, Varicose Veins, vein removal, vein treatment on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Up to 40 percent of women and 18 percent of men have problems with severe varicose veins. Slow stagnate venous blood return to the heart often causes leg aches, burning pain, stinging pain and, with time may lead to nonhealing skin ulcerations of the distal limbs. The bulging blue and sprawling ropy varicose veins that [...]
Office-based Surgery
Posted in Cosmetic Procedures, Medical Treatments, tagged breast augmentation, Cosmetic Surgery, mole removal, Office based facelift, Plastic Surgery, skin cancer surgery, tummy tuck, vein surgery on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Surgeons are doing more than just checkups in their offices these days. Advances in medical technology have made it possible for physicians to perform more advanced and more complex surgical procedures in their offices. Whether it is vein surgery, skin cancer excisions, tummy-tuck, breast augmentation, facelift or a complex biopsy, these procedures can be completed [...]
Skin cancer: See spot. See spot change. See a surgeon.
Posted in Medical Treatments, tagged basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, skin cancer surgery, skin cancer treatment, skin care, Skin lesions, squamous cell carcinoma on October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
About a million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every year. According to current estimates, 40 to 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once in their lifetime. Although anyone can get skin cancer, the risks are greatly increased if you have fair skin [...]
