Central Florida Vein & Vascular Center

Choosing Your Vein Therapy Treatment Center

Varicose veins are a form of venous disease that can be accompanied by painful, and sometimes dangerous, symptoms.  If you are currently burdened with varicose veins or any other form of venous disease, you may be considering treatment at a specialty vein therapy treatment center.  To find the practice that best fits your needs, read on to learn more about what factors to consider when making this important decision.

Choose a center that is 100% dedicated to patient satisfaction.

Make sure the practice that you choose to evaluate, diagnose and treat your venous disorder is committed to providing you with an excellent experience, from the first consultation to the final follow-up.  Do your research about the procedure you’re considering and speak with the vein center to ensure that their specialists have ample experience and excellent outcomes.  Also, the vein center you choose should always be looking for ways to improve their safety, communication and vein care to provide the best overall experience to each patient.

Choose a center that is committed to providing a thorough diagnosis.

One of the most important parts of the vein treatment process is a thorough and accurate diagnosis.  Today, there are many advanced imaging technologies that provide vein care specialists with precise readings and excellent visual information.  At Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center, we have these technologies available and we spend an ample amount of time performing the diagnostic process.

Choose a vein center that utilizes the most advanced technology.

Like many other areas of medicine, phlebology is a rapidly growing field.  As Phlebology evolves, more advanced and effective vein and vascular treatments become available to provide patients with optimal results.  Ask your phlebologist if these technologies are available to you.  It is also helpful to make sure that your physician is board certified in phlebology, as this voluntary process is an excellent indicator of his or her skill and expertise in the specialty.

The Central Florida Vein & Vascular Center is a state-of-the-art facility specializing only in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of varicose veins and other venous disorders.  Nothing is more rewarding to our vein care team than to see our patients looking good and feeling great.

Dr. John D Horowitz, MD has obtained board certification from the member board for Vascular Surgery and specializes in minimally invasive, non-surgical vein therapy. If you are interested in learning more about our comprehensive vein care services, call our Orlando vein center today at (888) 804-4134.

Venous Diseases: Effective Treatment Options

Venous diseases can unfortunately lead to a host of unpleasant symptoms.  If you would like to learn more about the many effective treatment options available to help resolve these conditions, read through the following links or contact Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center at (888) 804-4134.

• Sclerotherapy is an advanced treatment that can be very effective in resolving varicose veins.  Visit the Mayo Clinic website to learn more about this procedure.
• This fact sheet found on WomensHealth.gov provides more information about spider and varicose veins and the risk factors associated with them.
• Treating varicose veins early can help to prevent more serious health complications from occurring.  Read this article found on the American College of Phlebology website to learn about what can happen if you don’t treat your venous disease.
• Varicose veins are one of many disorders affecting the venous circulation.  This article from DukeHealth.org lists other venous diseases and the risk factors associated with each.

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To make an appointment today contact Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center at (888) 804-4134.

How Varicose Veins Form

The veins of the legs are especially susceptible to the development of varicose veins, as they must constantly fight the forces of gravity to return deoxygenated blood back to the heart.  The formation of a varicose vein is a process involving the dysfunction of venous valves, which are responsible for keeping blood from flowing down the vein in the reverse direction.  In this video, you can see a visual overview of the varicose vein development process.  In addition, the host discusses the relationship between superficial, deep and perforator veins in the leg. 

If live in the Orlando area and you would like to learn more about the causes of varicosities, as well as the treatments available to help resolve them, contact the vein specialists of Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center at (888) 804-4134.

Pregnancy and Venous Insufficiency: The Most Common Cause of Venous Valvular Incompetence

The relationship of venous disease and the pregnant state is almost a guarantee.  No physiologic system is more affected by pregnancy than the venous circulation.  The hormones of pregnancy, the fluid shifts, the weight gain, and the intra-abdominal pressure created by the gravid uterus often compressing the abdominal venous return all serve to destroy the normal function of the vein system.  Although the inciting factors subside and revert to normal, the damage incurred inside the venous system is irreversible and lingers, only becoming noticeable years later with great clinical significance. 

The events of pregnancy create irreversible changes in the vein valve leaflets that ordinarily enable normal venous flow.  When these valve leaflets become weakened, or incompetent, venous reflux occurs and sets the stage for subsequent sequelae of ambulatory venous hypertension in the form of symptomatic varicose veins, leg pain, and swelling.  Physiologically, the venous system is a passive system that relies on the valves to create unidirectional flow.  Unlike the arterial system that has the heart as a pump, the venous system relies on its valve system for proper functioning. 

Most women take years to present for treatment of their post-partum venous reflux. While this may be due to a focus on their babies and toddlers, it more likely reflects the fact that it takes time for the valvular reflux created during pregnancy to create the ambulatory venous hypertension that causes symptoms from venous insufficiency.

Symptoms from pregnancy related venous reflux take several forms.  Prominent palpable varicosities form that become painful and tender, generalized leg pain, tiredness, heaviness, and aching ensues, and often ends in leg swelling and skin 

A particularly harsh form of pregnancy related venous reflux comes in the form of vulvar varicosities.  The elevated venous pressure in these cases is multifactorial, stemming from saphen-femoral venous reflux, perineal venous reflux, and pelvic venous reflux through the ovarian veins and the pelvic circulation.  Symptoms from these veins can be quite debilitating, especially during the congestion of menstruation, or during sexual activity.  Luckily, these veins are amenable to minimally invasive vein therapy, endovenous laser ablation and ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy. 

Patients have difficulty accessing the healthcare system for vein treatment because of inherent biases amongst physicians and patients alike that these problems are not serious enough to warrant therapy.  Frequently, women use their OB-GYN as their primary care and feel uncomfortable or inappropriate speaking to their OB about their legs.  Likewise, as providers, many OB-GYN physicians don’t feel comfortable initiating the conversation or referral.  Consequently, many women with post-partum venous insufficiency never get to treatment.

Venous reflux is a progressive problem that does not correct itself.  While conservative measures such as compression therapy and weight management will control the side effects, they do nothing to address the underlying disease process.

If you live in the Orlando area, call Central Florida Vein and Vascular Center today for more information about venous disease and vein care at 1-888-804-4134.