Your ‘Varicose Veins Doctor Specialist’ Journey Ends Here
When you finally notice what’s been spreading throughout your legs, it’s easy to quickly type ‘varicose veins doctor specialist’ into your browser. After all, why wouldn’t you want both a doctor and a specialist for your varicose veins? Although the terms are often used interchangeably, ‘varicose veins’ and ‘spider veins’ are not the same thing. And that’s okay. We have doctors (And specialists) for both.
Here are some of the key differences between varicose veins and spider veins:
- Appearance: Varicose veins are notably large, twisted, bundles of veins that bulge out from under your skin. Less than a third of this size, spider veins appear as small, thin lines that branch out in a spider web pattern.
- Symptoms: Other than their appearance, spider veins don’t typically cause any symptoms. On the other hand, varicose veins cause a slew of them. They can often lead to aching, cramping, or swelling in your legs.
- Location: Although both of these are visible from the surface of your skin, one runs much deeper than the other. Varicose veins only become visible because they have become so swollen and misshapen over time.
While both conditions are common and generally not dangerous, your quality of life is still important. To treat them, we first need to know what causes them.
What Varicose Veins Doctors and Specialists Know
First, let’s start small with spider veins. Then, we can move on to varicose veins.
In most cases, spider veins are caused by the dilation (Or, the enlargement) of the small blood vessels closest to the surface of your skin. Although the exact cause of spider veins hasn’t quite been determined yet, here are some factors that add to their development:
- Age: As we age, the veins in our legs may slowly start to lose their elasticity. In and of itself, this may seem like nothing. However, it prevents blood from flowing to our hearts as efficiently as before. Blood then pools in and enlarges the affected veins.
- Genetics: It might be completely outside of your control. Just like high blood pressure or other heart conditions, spider veins tend to run more in some families than others. This suggests genetics plays a bigger role in their development than some may think.
- Sun Exposure: Of course, this one is well within your control. Prolonged sun exposure can actually cause our skin to become thinner and our blood vessels to dilate. Over time, this increases the visibility of spider veins just under the surface of our skin.
Of course, there are more factors than just these three. However, these are the big ones you can check for in your own life. Besides, there’s something else you may need a doctor or specialist for—And we touched base on it just above.
With age and other factors, the veins deep within your legs lose their elasticity.
The Root Cause of Varicose Veins
‘Venous insufficiency’ could seem like a complex phrase. Thankfully, it’s not. Let’s look at it in detail. ‘Venous’ simply references your veins. ‘Insufficiency’ is like ‘Inadequate’ or ‘Lacking.’ It’s when the veins in your legs aren’t what they used to be.
Normally, blood circulates through your heart before it travels to other parts of your body. Your legs have valves in their blood vessels that aid in recirculating that blood back to the heart—It’s quite a distance to go against gravity. So, think of these valves as pit stops. With time, they wear out and stop working the same way. Waste products and blood that require filtration start to build up within your legs. This is the root cause of varicose veins, and it also contributes to spider veins.
Wellness and Pain: Your Varicose Veins Expert
As we said before, neither of these conditions are life-threatening, but they do pose a serious threat to the overall quality of your life. We not only want you to be comfortable in your own skin, but we want to help with any aching, cramping, or swelling.
You deserve the best. So, we’ll give you the best. After an easy 10-minute ultrasound, we’ll know exactly what to do.
- Treating Spider Veins: This one’s easy. Sclerotherapy. We’ll inject a unique foam into the affected veins. After which, they will close and direct blood back to healthy veins.
- Treating Varicose Veins: This one’s a little more in-depth but just as easy. Endovenous radiofrequency ablation uses radiofrequency energy to heat affected veins. This causes them to close the same way sclerotherapy works on spider veins, re-directing blood.
The best part? With both treatments, you’ll be out in no time. And they’re covered by most insurances and unions.
So, we look forward to hearing from you.
Treatments for Varicose & Spider Veins
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy
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Vein Ablation
Vein Ablation
Vessel ablation – formally known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) – is a minimally invasive and ...
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