In my practice, one of the most frequent questions I hear is, “Doctor, there is something going on in my leg, but is it serious?” That question is actually very valuable. Because catching a vascular problem in the leg early,…
Pain, swelling or tightness in the leg is often dismissed. It gets blamed on fatigue, standing for too long, or a minor strain. Yet in my practice, I have observed over the years that something more serious sometimes hides behind…
Most people think of varicose veins as a problem of middle age and beyond. Yet in recent years, a significant portion of the patients I see in my practice are still in their 20s and 30s. The number of young…
In my practice, one of the most frequent questions from patients who come in with varicose vein complaints is about compression stockings. “Doctor, is it enough if I just wear compression stockings?”, “Do these stockings really work, or am I…
A patient has invested time and effort in treatment; what they want is to see a lasting result. My answer is always an honest one: for the treated vessels, generally yes, but when it comes to new vessel formation, the…
Non-Surgical Varicose Vein Treatment: Is It Really Possible? When patients in my clinic hear “varicose vein treatment,” many still think of an operating room, general anesthesia, and lengthy recovery periods. I understand this concern very well, because years ago varicose…
What Are Varicose Veins? Why Look Beneath the Surface? Contrary to what many people think, varicose veins are not merely an aesthetic problem. The purple or blue, twisted veins that appear on the legs are most often an outward manifestation…
For years, one of the most common questions I hear from patients in my vascular surgery practice has been the same: “Doctor, do I need surgery for these purplish veins on my leg?” Most of the time, my answer is…
Patients occasionally come to my practice asking: “Doctor, I already get plenty of vitamin C, I eat fruit, what benefit would IV C have for me?” This is actually a very apt question. Both exaggerations and misunderstandings about vitamin C…
Ozone therapy has been attracting growing interest in recent years, both in medical circles and among the general public. But this interest also brings with it some misplaced expectations. In this post, I want to explain what medical ozone is,…