Meet Our Spider Vein Doctor in TX

One of his recent patients said, “Dr. Jung and his staff are nothing short of fantastic from start to finish. They’re detail-oriented, professional, highly trained, and have excellent bedside manners. I saw a number of vein experts in Austin, where I live, but no one took the time to fully investigate my symptoms. Dr. Jung did, hence why I was happy to make the trip over from Austin for all of my treatments. I’m so glad I did!”

Please continue reading for a step-by-step overview of Dr. Jung’s unique spider vein removal process.

Step 1: Personal Consultation & Diagnosis

The first step of your spider vein treatment process is a personal consultation with Dr. Jung. He carefully examines your spider veins, discusses your symptoms, and reviews your medical history. His primary goal, at this point, is to understand your concerns and identify the symptoms of vein disease. As such, he asks you if you experience leg heaviness, frequent leg cramps, restless leg syndrome, or leg pain at the end of the day or after long periods of sitting or standing. These are some of the tell-tale symptoms of vein disease.

After the consultation, he administers various vascular imaging tests, such as Duplex Ultrasound. The primary goal of vascular imaging is to visualize the blood flow in your leg veins. The vein doctor can literally see which way your blood is flowing on a computer screen, thus identifying the root cause of your spider veins. If you have backward blood circulation or accumulated blood in your leg veins, those are clear signs of venous insufficiency.

Step 2: Spider Vein Treatment Plan

Dr. Jung considers various factors when curating your spider vein treatment plan. The primary consideration is your diagnosis — do you have underlying venous insufficiency? If you have vein disease, the vein doctor must address the underlying problem before treating spider veins. If you don’t have underlying vein disease, the vein doctor can simply use cosmetic procedures to remove the spider veins from your skin’s surface.

However, Dr. Jung also considers other factors to curate the ideal spider vein treatment for you. He reviews your medical history to determine which treatments you’ll respond to perfectly without complications. He also discusses your insurance plans and which treatments are most likely to reduce your out-of-pocket costs. After careful deliberation, he recommends the ideal spider vein treatment plan for your specific needs, concerns, and goals.

Step 3: Primary Vein Treatment

The primary vein treatment aims to address the underlying venous insufficiency. The vein doctor uses various methods, such as radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, or VenaSeal, to close the diseased saphenous vein. The ablative methods channel thermal energy or laser energy into the diseased vein via a catheter inserted through an incision on the skin’s surface, destroying the diseased vein. VenaSeal fuses the diseased vein’s walls via the injection of a medical-grade adhesive. Once the affected vein is neutralized, the accumulated blood reroutes to healthier leg veins.

Step 4: Spider Vein Removal

Sclerotherapy is the best spider vein treatment — it has been used in various forms for decades. The vein doctor injects a medication called sclerosant into the spider veins. The medicine fuses the spider veins’ walls, making them shrink and turn into hardened scar tissues. Over time, the spider veins get metabolized by the body and fade away from the skin’s surface. Depending on the number of spider veins, you may need multiple sclerotherapy sessions. Dr. Jung will curate the ideal spider vein removal plan and frequency for your specific needs.

Step 5: Recovery

Minimally invasive vein treatments are in-office and outpatient procedures that conclude within an hour with no downtime. As such, your vein doctor will provide some post-treatment recovery guidelines, such as wearing compression stockings for a few weeks and allow you to leave. You can resume all your daily activities and work immediately after the vein treatment.