What Kind of Doctor Treats Veins? And Other FAQs About Vein Specialists

What is the best clinic for varicose veins?

Vein Treatment Clinic is widely considered the best group of state-of-the-art vein treatment clinics in the United States. All of our vein clinics are officially accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and we individually select the country’s leading board-certified vein doctors from the best medical schools, residency programs, and fellowships. When you visit one of our vein treatment clinics, you can rest assured that your vein care will be in the best hands.

Vein Treatment Clinic has state-of-the-art vein centers in various states across the United States, including New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and California. Our recently-opened vein treatment clinic in the DC Metro Area is conveniently located in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, DC, in Silver Spring. If you have spider veins, varicose veins, or other signs and symptoms of vein disease, please schedule an appointment at your nearest vein center.

What does it mean if veins are popping out on my legs?

If veins are popping out in your legs, you probably have varicose veins. You develop varicose veins when ineffective blood circulation leads to the accumulation of blood in the leg veins, eventually leading to vascular dilation and the external protrusion of leg veins. Varicose veins are usually dense masses of twisted, tangled, and knotted ropes that bulge out of the skin’s surface, looking like dense tree trunks. The presence of varicose veins indicates that you may have chronic venous insufficiency, the root cause of most vein problems.

Chronic venous insufficiency is a medical condition wherein your vein valves collapse, and blood flows backward due to gravity. In healthy veins, the valves counteract the force of gravity, allowing blood to flow upwards to the heart. But when your vein valves collapse, blood flows backward and accumulates in the leg veins, eventually leading to spider veins and varicose veins. If you have spider veins or varicose veins, please visit your nearest vein treatment clinic for a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan.

What can get rid of varicose veins?

You can’t remove varicose veins through natural remedies or lifestyle changes. Of course, if you have varicose veins, you should make certain lifestyle changes to push the accumulated blood towards the heart and prevent the condition from worsening. But the only way to remove varicose veins completely is through minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, venaseal, and ambulatory phlebectomy.

What happens during the diagnosis and treatment process?

When you visit our state-of-the-art vein treatment clinics in Maryland, you can expect a thorough diagnosis and treatment. The vein doctor will carefully examine your leg veins, perform a physical examination, review your medical history, and ask about your symptoms. The vein doctor will also administer a duplex ultrasound test, which involves running a handheld ultrasound device over your legs to visualize the blood flow in your leg veins. This diagnostic test reveals the presence or absence of chronic venous insufficiency.

If you have chronic venous insufficiency, your vein treatment may start with radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, or venaseal. During these procedures, the vein doctor uses thermal energy, laser energy, or medical-grade adhesives to close, destroy, or seal the diseased saphenous vein, turning it into a hardened tissue eventually absorbed by the body. The accumulated blood reroutes into healthier leg veins. After the primary vein treatment, the vein doctor may perform an ambulatory phlebectomy to remove the superficial varicose veins.

Schedule an appointment at the best clinic for varicose veins

Vein Treatment Clinic is a state-of-the-art spider vein and varicose vein treatment clinic specializing in cutting-edge minimally invasive procedures. Our vein doctors have specialized training in the latest vein treatments, and they also identify and diagnose the root cause of your vein problems, ensuring safe and long-lasting results. We also provide free insurance verification to all patients. If you’re in Washington DC, please visit our state-of-the-art vein treatment clinic in Bethesda, Maryland.