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Why Do My Veins Look Purple? Here’s What to KnowWhy Do My Veins Look Purple? Here’s What to Know
May-Thurner Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and TreatmentMay-Thurner Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Everything You Need to Know About Venous UlcersEverything You Need to Know About Venous Ulcers
Beverly Restores Her Life with Dr. Campbell - Part TwoBeverly Restores Her Life with Dr. Campbell - Part Two
Beverly Restores Her Life with Dr. Campbell - Part OneBeverly Restores Her Life with Dr. Campbell - Part One
Muffin Finds Comfort with Dr. CampbellMuffin Finds Comfort with Dr. Campbell
Do I Need Surgery to Remove My Varicose Veins?Do I Need Surgery to Remove My Varicose Veins?
My Venous Ulcer Is Not Healing. What Do I Do?My Venous Ulcer Is Not Healing. What Do I Do?
April 1, 2021

My Venous Ulcer Is Not Healing. What Do I Do?

An ulcer is an open skin sore that can appear anywhere on your body. The red, swollen sores that ooze aren’t exactly pleasant to look at and are even painful. While ulcers can form anywhere on the body, they most often form on the legs. Venous ulcers are often the result of poor blood circulation in the legs and are a condition that shouldn’t be ignored. The open skin sore can develop into a serious problem if left untreated. Unlike a cut or a scrape, which heal naturally via the body’s healing process, an ulcer can not heal without proper treatment and can possibly lead to infection. Thankfully, with the appropriate advice and guidance, it’s possible to manage a venous ulcer.

Should I Get Sclerotherapy Or Laser Treatment On My Spider Veins?Should I Get Sclerotherapy Or Laser Treatment On My Spider Veins?
January 23, 2019

Should I Get Sclerotherapy Or Laser Treatment On My Spider Veins?

The question whether sclerotherapy or laser works best for spider veins inevitably comes up in consultations frequently. And rightly so. A comprehensive vein treatment center wouldn’t be complete if it only offered a single option to patients. Our patients are unique, and treatment should be to.

What is Microneedling?What is Microneedling?
August 30, 2017

What is Microneedling?

Do you want a way to achieve glowing skin, improve your product penetration, and help fight the signs of aging? Are you afraid of “going under the knife” or having a laser procedure done that leaves you unable to go outside? Then microneedling may just be for you.

Why Did My Varicose Veins Come Back?Why Did My Varicose Veins Come Back?
August 11, 2017

Why Did My Varicose Veins Come Back?

Why Did My Varicose Veins Come Back? "I had my varicose veins treated years ago, and now they are back! I thought they were fixed!” I have heard this statement often enough in clinic. Maybe you are echoing those same thoughts. Wondering why your legs hurt again months, or maybe years after having treatments. Was treatment even beneficial? Why are there bulging veins again?

Why Did My Spider Vein Treatment Not Work?Why Did My Spider Vein Treatment Not Work?
July 28, 2017

Why Did My Spider Vein Treatment Not Work?

Help! My spider veins came back after they were treated! You decided to work up the nerve to do something about the spider veins on your legs. You went to get treatment, and you have a solution injected into your spider veins. In the office you see them seemingly disappear before your eyes. “This is great! Finally, they are going to go away!” you say to yourself. Maybe they asked you to wear compression hose for a couple weeks, maybe not. But one day you find yourself looking at your legs and realize with horror the veins came right back! What happened?

Do I Need To Wear Compression Hose?Do I Need To Wear Compression Hose?
June 21, 2017

Do I Need To Wear Compression Hose?

Compression Hose: Not Your Grandmother’s Stockings Anymore! (And Why You Should Be Wearing Them)‍ Compression hose. Do those words bring to mind those tan, extremely tight stockings that your grandmother wore? If so, fear not! A new age of compression hose has arrived!

What Can I Do To Help My Varicose Veins?What Can I Do To Help My Varicose Veins?
September 9, 2016

What Can I Do To Help My Varicose Veins?

6 Things You Can Do to Help with Your Varicose Veins: Varicose vein disease affects more than 25 million Americans and can be a significant cause of uncomfortable and painful leg symptoms. Many of these symptoms, such as leg aching and heaviness, are what motivate people to seek treatment in the first place. While medical intervention is the only way to correct the underlying problem, there are several things you can do to help manage your symptoms. Below you will find a list of lifestyle modifications you can make that are referred to as “conservative therapy.” Your insurance company will often require that you have completed a “conservative therapy trial” to see if your symptoms improve before they will consider covering varicose vein treatment.

Saline Isn’t Working! Is There Anything Else That Works For My Spider Veins?Saline Isn’t Working! Is There Anything Else That Works For My Spider Veins?
August 4, 2016

Saline Isn’t Working! Is There Anything Else That Works For My Spider Veins?

Saline isn’t working! Is there anything else that works for my spider veins? First of all we are talking about Sclerotherapy- injecting veins in order to close them and make them disappear. It is the best way to get rid of spider veins. I have seen too often purple veins lasered and not only have they not disappeared but they have taken pigment with it- permanently. Don’t get me wrong, laser works for very faint veins (red in color) but if they have dilated to purple it has gone too far. Even more advanced is the presence of a green feeder vein around a patch of purple veins. Those cannot be closed with Saline.

What Should I Do Before Getting My Spider Veins Treated?What Should I Do Before Getting My Spider Veins Treated?
June 9, 2016

What Should I Do Before Getting My Spider Veins Treated?

Why do you perform a screening ultrasound before fixing my spider veins? They’re just spider veins. This is one of the most common questions I receive from patients during their initial visit to our vein center. I understand. You can see the spider veins on the surface. That’s all there is, right? You simply inject them with a solution and they magically disappear. Yet some people who have had treatments before will tell you that’s not always the case. “They came right back” is what they tell me. That is a red flag. There is probably something else going on under the surface that may need to be treated first.