Our Varicose Vein Doctor in Long Island Explains Minimally Invasive Varicose Vein Treatment Plans
Dr. Caroline Novak: The Best Varicose Vein Doctor in Long Island Explains Vein Treatments
Dr. Caroline Novak is widely considered the best varicose vein doctor in Long Island, New York. She is a double board-certified vein doctor, specializing in venous medicine and internal medicine. Dr. Novak is also formally recognized by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine for her contributions to vein treatments. Besides certifications, Dr. Novak also has an exceptional educational background — after graduating from The University of Illinois Medical School at the top of her class, she completed one of the most prestigious residency programs from the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Dr. Caroline Novak currently serves as the vein doctor at our state-of-the-art vein clinic at Long Island — Vein Treatment Clinic, LI. She’s an incredibly kind and compassionate vein doctor, ensuring her patients’ mental and physical comfort during the vein care procedures. Her skills, talents, experience, and general charisma have made her one of the country’s foremost vein care specialists — she has unanimous 5-star ratings and reviews from her patients, and they often fly over from across the country to consult with her.
Dr. Caroline Novak is a registered physician in vascular imaging, a skill that allows her to diagnose the root cause of your vein problems to curate the ideal treatment plans. She treats varicose veins and spider veins using minimally invasive procedures that cause little to no discomfort, and conclude within an hour without downtime. Dr. Novak has a simple vein care philosophy based on transparency — you’ll be more comfortable with a procedure if you know exactly what to expect. This article provides a detailed overview of the minimally invasive vein care process, so you know what to expect.
Step 1: We diagnose the root cause of your vein problems through visual inspection and vascular imaging.
During your initial consultation, Dr. Novak carefully examines your leg veins and discusses your symptoms to identify the root cause of your vein problems. Seemingly cosmetic vein problems, like spider veins and varicose veins, are often caused by underlying venous insufficiency, a condition wherein your vein valves collapse, and blood accumulates in your leg veins. The continued accumulation of blood in your leg veins leads to vein dilation. As more blood accumulates in your leg veins, it applies pressure on the vein walls, leading to spider veins and varicose veins.
Dr. Novak carefully examines your leg veins to identify vein disease symptoms, like restless leg syndrome, leg heaviness, frequent leg cramps, throbbing leg veins, skin disease, skin discoloration, leg ulcers, deep vein thrombosis, etc. Following the physical examination, Dr. Novak administers a vascular imaging test called Duplex Ultrasound — the test projects a visual representation of the blood flow in your leg veins on a computer screen. Dr. Novak interprets the vascular imaging results to determine if you have vein disease and, if so, then identifies the problematic saphenous vein.
Step 2: We discuss your minimally invasive vein care treatment plans.
After diagnosing the underlying vein disease, Dr. Novak discusses your minimally invasive vein treatment options. Dr. Novak only provides minimally invasive procedures instead of vascular surgeries because they’re more effective, safer, and they conclude within an hour with no downtime. Dr. Novak discusses your insurance coverage and treatment options to curate the ideal minimally invasive treatment plan for your specific needs.
Step 3: If you have underlying vein disease, we provide minimally invasive varicose vein treatments, including radiofrequency ablation and endovenous laser ablation.
Dr. Novak treats varicose veins and venous insufficiency with minimally invasive vein procedures, such as radiofrequency ablation or endovenous laser ablation. During these minimally invasive procedures, the vein doctor inserts a catheter or laser fiber into the diseased saphenous vein via an incision on the skin’s surface, and under ultrasound guidance. Once the catheter or laser fiber is inside the vein, she activates it to generate thermal energy or laser energy, collapsing the diseased saphenous vein. The accumulated blood flows to healthier veins, restoring smooth blood circulation to the heart.
Step 4: After the primary treatment, our vein specialist treats varicose veins and spider veins with ambulatory phlebectomy or sclerotherapy.
The primary vein treatment addresses the underlying vein disease, but it doesn’t necessarily remove the visible varicose veins and spider veins on the skin’s surface. That’s where ambulatory phlebectomy and sclerotherapy come in. Ambulatory phlebectomy is a procedure wherein the superficial varicose veins are physically removed through incisions on the skin’s surface. Sclerotherapy is a procedure wherein a medicine called sclerosant is injected into the spider veins to fuse their vein walls, turning them into hardened scar tissues that eventually get absorbed by the body and fade away.
Step 5: You may leave our vein clinic after a brief discussion of the post-operative vein care guidelines.
Our minimally invasive vein treatment plans don’t involve any downtime or extended recovery periods. The procedures usually conclude within an hour, and you’re free to resume your daily activities immediately after the treatment. Most patients seek varicose vein treatments during their work lunch break and then continue with their normal routine. Dr. Caroline Novak may ask you to take a few precautions, like wearing compression stocking for a few days, but nothing that interferes with your daily life.
Schedule an Appointment at our State-of-the-Art Vein Clinic.
You can consult Dr. Novak at Vein Treatment Clinic, a state-of-the-art vein clinic in West Islip, Long Island. Our vein center is highly accessible, located on the Montauk Highway bordering Suffolk County and Nassau County. For more information, please schedule an appointment with our varicose vein doctor today.
To learn more about our team of accomplished vein doctors, please visit https://www.veintreatmentclinic.com/vein-doctor. Our physicians are board-certified vein experts, with compassionate bedside manner and impressive resumes. Most of our vein doctors trained at Ivy-league schools, and our harvard-trained medical directors hand picked each physician. We collaborate frequently across all locations to make sure each patient receives the highest standard of care. Visit our partner websites to learn about our vein specialists in New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Texas and California.
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Scheduling a consultation with one of our vein treatment experts is one of the best ways to determine the proper resolution for your varicose veins. The treatments can include sclerotherapy, laser or radiofrequency ablation, a medication called Varithena, or procedures such as Venaseal, or Clarivein.
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