A Vein Clinic Near Amityville Describes the Diagnosis and Treatment of Varicose Veins

Vein Treatment Clinic is a state-of-the-art vein clinic near Amityville. Our vein center is widely considered one of the most accessible medical centers in Long Island because it’s conveniently located on the Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, a short drive from several neighboring towns, including Amityville, Babylon, Islip, Hempstead, Merrick, Oceanside, etc. Our vein center is less than 5 minutes from Amityville via Oak St, Great Neck Rd, and NY-27A E — it’s right next to the Bergen Point Golf Course; you can’t miss it. Our vein center also has plenty of parking spaces.

Now that you know how to access and find our vein center let’s talk about what really matters — the diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins and spider veins. Our vein center has a perfect track record, as evidenced by our 5-star ratings and reviews because we only provide minimally invasive varicose vein treatments after carefully diagnosing our patients’ vein disease. Unlike most other vein centers, we always run vascular imaging tests to determine if you have underlying vein disease before curating a treatment plan. This considered and personalized approach ensures a smooth diagnosis and treatment.

Most patients don’t know what to expect from their varicose vein treatments. In fact, most people don’t consult vein centers until their vein disease escalates to an advanced stage, and they suffer from severe vein complications. People are usually hesitant about consulting vein centers because they believe varicose vein treatments are surgical and complicated. That’s entirely untrue — minimally invasive varicose vein treatments are non-surgical, safe, and they conclude within an hour without downtime. In this article, we provide a step-by-step overview of the diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins — hopefully, this will show you that there’s nothing to fear.

Varicose veins are usually caused by underlying venous insufficiency, a circulatory disorder wherein your vein valves collapse and blood accumulate in your leg veins. The continued accumulation of blood in your leg veins leads to vascular dilation, leading to spider veins and varicose veins. In some rare cases, you may have superficial varicose veins without underlying vein disease. We need to determine if you have underlying venous insufficiency and curate the appropriate treatment plan.

During your initial consultation, our vein doctor examines your leg veins for other signs and symptoms of vein disease. Varicose veins are usually accompanied by restless legs, leg heaviness, frequent leg cramps, leg ulcers, skin discoloration, etc. Our vein doctor will look for these signs and symptoms and then administer vascular imaging tests. Duplex Ultrasound, the best vascular imaging test, visualizes the blood flow in your leg veins, revealing the diseased saphenous vein responsible for the varicose veins.

Radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, and VenaSeal are the best minimally invasive varicose vein treatments. During these procedures, the vein doctors deliver thermal energy (radiofrequency energy), laser energy (endovenous laser ablation), or medical-grade vein glue (VenaSeal) into the diseased saphenous vein via catheters or an injection. The diseased saphenous vein collapses or shuts down, and the accumulated blood flows to healthier veins, restoring smooth blood circulation to the heart.

The primary vein treatment addresses the underlying venous insufficiency, but you may still have superficial varicose veins on your skin’s surface. That’s where ambulatory phlebectomy and sclerotherapy come in. The vein doctor removes the superficial varicose veins through incisions on the skin’s surface. Alternatively, they inject a sclerosant medicine into the spider veins, turning them into hardened scar tissues that gradually get absorbed by your body and fade away.

Minimally invasive varicose vein treatments are performed on an outpatient basis. The vein doctor performs the treatment in the vein center within an hour, and you can resume all your daily activities immediately — there’s no wait time or recovery period. The vein doctor will discuss some postoperative recovery guidelines, like wearing compression stockings and exercising, and you’ll be free to leave the vein center. However, you’ll be advised to avoid heavy lifting for a few days.

Vein Treatment Clinic Long Island is one of the most accessible and reputable state-of-the-art vein centers in New York, highly-accessible to patients in Lindenhurst, Amityville, Babylon, Islip, Oceanside, etc. If you have any more questions, feel free to drive down to our vein center to consult our board-certified vein doctor — please schedule an appointment online to avoid an extended wait time.