Uncovering the Myths about Vein Disease

Here’s a few myths about vein disease, and the facts behind them:   Myth #1:  Varicose Veins are just a cosmetic problem. Less than 20% of the procedures performed for varicose veins at the Midwest Vein Center are done for purely cosmetic reasons.  Varicose veins can cause pain, swelling, phlebitis and sometimes hemorrhage. Myth #2:  […]

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Light Up Your Legs This Spring

The treatment of spider and varicose veins by the injection of sclerosants (sclerotherapy) is not a new development the treatment of vein disease.   The modern beginnings of sclerotherapy date back to the invention of the syringe (1831) and the hypodermic needle (1845) but some of the ancient sclerotherapists were reporting their results as early […]

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