A Comprehensive Guide to Vein Treatments at the Spider Vein Center in New Jersey, TX

To determine the likelihood of vein disease, Dr. Jung will ask if you’re experiencing the following symptoms: leg heaviness, frequent leg cramps, restless leg syndrome, throbbing leg veins, leg pain, and leg swelling, especially at the end of the day or after long periods of sitting or standing still.

He’ll also examine your leg veins for spider veins, reticular veins, varicose veins, skin discoloration, ulcers, and other signs of venous insufficiency.

Step 3: Vascular Imaging

The initial consultation is followed by an advanced vascular imaging test called duplex ultrasound.

Duplex ultrasound is a diagnostic test wherein ultrasound is used to visualize the blood flow in your leg veins. The vein doctor moves the handheld ultrasound device over your legs to examine the direction of blood flow in your leg veins.

Backward blood circulation and accumulated blood in leg veins indicate venous insufficiency.

Step 4: Treatment Planning

After diagnosing the root cause of your vein problems, Dr. Jung curates a personalized vein treatment plan.

Most vein centers and medical spas follow cookie-cutter vein treatment plans. However, the spider vein center is equipped with the latest technologies for all advanced vein treatment modalities. As such, Dr. Jung curates a personalized vein treatment plan after considering your goals, symptoms, diagnosis, lifestyle, and insurance coverage options.

Dr. Jung also discusses all the vein treatment options with you. He describes what each vein treatment entails, its advantages, disadvantages, insurance coverage options, and all other factors. This allows you to make an informed decision about your treatment.

Step 5: Primary Vein Treatment

After curating the treatment plan, Dr. Jung will proceed with the primary vein treatment. The vein treatment concludes within 30 minutes, so you can proceed with the treatment immediately or schedule it for a later date.

The primary vein treatment addresses the underlying chronic venous insufficiency. As such, this step is only necessary for patients diagnosed with vein disease.

At this stage, the following are your minimally invasive vein treatment options:

• Radiofrequency Ablation: The vein doctor makes an incision on the skin’s surface, inserts a catheter under ultrasound guidance into the diseased vein, and channels thermal energy to destroy the vein.
• Laser Ablation: The vein doctor inserts an endovenous laser into the diseased vein under ultrasound guidance. Once the laser fiber is inside the vein, he activates it to generate laser energy and destroy the vein.
• Mechanochemical Ablation: The vein doctor makes a small incision on the skin’s surface and inserts a specialized catheter with a rotating tip. The catheter scratches the diseased vein’s walls and delivers a sclerosant medicine, destroying it completely.
• VenaSeal: The vein doctor injects a medical-grade adhesive into the diseased saphenous vein to fuse its walls shut. The diseased vein gets absorbed by the body.

All the vein treatments mentioned above are equally effective and have the same goal. They destroy the diseased saphenous vein, which allows the accumulated blood to flow into healthier leg veins, restoring effective blood circulation to the heart.

However, these treatments have slight differences — the vein doctor will select the ideal treatment for you.

Step 6: Cosmetic Vein Treatment

Cosmetic vein treatment removes the visible spider veins and small varicose veins from the skin’s surface. These treatments don’t address the underlying vein disease, so they’re only suitable for patients without underlying vein disease or after the primary vein treatment.

The following are your cosmetic vein treatment options:

• Sclerotherapy: The vein doctor injects a medicine into the spider veins to fuse their vein walls shut, turning them into hardened tissues absorbed by the body.
• Ambulatory Phlebectomy: The vein doctor makes small incisions on the skin’s surface and extracts the superficial varicose veins.

Step 7: Recovery & Aftercare

Minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatments usually conclude within an hour. Furthermore, they involve no downtime or harsh side effects, so you can resume your daily activities and work immediately.

The vein doctor will provide post-treatment recovery guidelines, including:

• Wear compression stockings for a few days.
• Avoid lifting heavy objects.
• Walk frequently to ensure smooth blood circulation.
• Don’t sit or stand in one place for extended periods.

To learn more about our accredited vein centers, please visit www.veintreatmentclinic.com. Our spider and varicose vein treatment clinics are certified by the IAC as vascular imaging centers and vein treatment centers of excellence. We have local affiliates in New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Texas and California, all of which are held to the highest standards of patient-centered, compassionate, care. We offer the latest technology at every location, and our harvard-trained medical directors lead a collaborative effort to ensure the best outcome for every patient we meet.