6 Best Qualities of the Vein Center in California

Dr. Billy Schoenfield

• Co-director of the Spider and Varicose Vein Clinic in San Diego and San Jose
• Specialized training in vascular imaging and minimally invasive vein treatments
• Double board-certified in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
• Board-certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine
• Residency training from the University of California, San Diego
• Fellowship training from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
• Former faculty member at Harvard

Dr. Jasmine Koo

• Specialized training in vascular imaging and minimally invasive vein treatments
• Graduated with Honors from the University of Washington
• Medical degree from the Chicago Medical School
• Residency in Diagnostic Radiology from Detroit Medical Center
• Fellowship in minimally invasive procedures at the University of Texas Interventional Radiology Department

#4. IAC accredited vein centers

Our state-of-the-art vein clinics in Southern California are IAC-accredited vein centers of excellence. The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission is an organization that certifies the country’s most advanced and safest medical centers if they meet an extremely strict set of guidelines and requirements. IAC accreditation is completely voluntary, and only a handful of medical centers receive certification. Our vein centers are IAC-accredited, which means they’re the safest vein centers in the country with cutting-edge technologies and treatment modalities.

#5. Comprehensive vein treatment plans

When it comes to vein care, you must look for vein centers specializing in comprehensive vein treatments. Most medical centers, including some vein centers, only treat spider veins and superficial varicose veins without addressing the root cause. However, spider veins and varicose veins are generally symptomatic of chronic venous insufficiency, a medical condition wherein the collapse of vein valves leads to the accumulation of blood in leg veins, which leads to dilated and bulging leg veins. Treating spider veins without addressing the root cause is a recipe for disaster — the spider veins will inevitably return.

The state-of-the-art spider vein and varicose vein centers in Southern California always perfect comprehensive vein treatments. Our vein doctors examine your leg veins, discuss your symptoms, and review your medical history. Leg swelling, frequent leg cramps, restless leg syndrome, leg heaviness, spider veins, and varicose veins are some of the most common symptoms of vein disease. After the initial assessment, our vein doctors perform vascular imaging tests, such as duplex ultrasound, to visualize the blood flow in your leg veins. As such, they curate personalized vein treatment plans that address the root cause of your problems, ensuring long-lasting results.

#6. Minimally invasive vein treatments

Our state-of-the-art spider vein and varicose vein centers only provide minimally invasive vein treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, venaseal, ambulatory phlebectomy, and sclerotherapy. If you have chronic venous insufficiency, the vein doctor will start your treatment with radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, or venaseal. During these procedures, the vein doctor makes a small incision on the skin’s surface to channel thermal energy, laser energy, or medical adhesives into the diseased vein. The diseased vein collapses and gets absorbed by the body, and the accumulated blood reroutes into healthier leg veins.

The primary vein treatment is followed by cosmetic treatments for superficial varicose veins and spider veins. Ambulatory phlebectomy is one of the safest and most effective treatments for superficial varicose veins. The vein doctor makes small incisions on the skin’s surface to extract unwanted varicose veins from your legs. Sclerotherapy is widely considered the best spider vein treatment. The vein doctor injects sclerosant solution into the spider veins to make them shrink and harden into scar tissues eventually absorbed by the body. The spider veins eventually fade away from the skin’s surface. The entire process concludes within 30 to 60 minutes with no downtime.