Monthly Archive for: ‘February, 2012’

So how can you differentiate between healthy veins and varicose ones?  Let’s first start by explaining what varicose veins actually are.  Varicose veins are those veins that are protruding from beneath the skin, usually found on a person’s legs in the calf and thigh areas.  “Varicose” is a term originally formed from the Latin word varix which literally means “twisted.”  In fact, …

Varicose veins happen to many of us as we age.  Usually, they are visible veins just under the skin surface in the leg area.  They can be embarrassing, and even unsightly.  Without a surgical procedure they are quite difficult to remedy.  So what are your other options?  Some people claim those options to be herbal remedies.  Our experience indicates that …

Varicose veins have been around since the beginning of time.  Treatments have been invented and even revised as technology has improved over the past two thousand years.  Until now, most vein centers of Utah were not used for cosmetic reasons.  The earliest known historical account of varicose veins begin with the Egyptian civilization.  Written record on Papyrus even mentions failed varicose vein surgeries in which patients …

Varicose veins often begin for women during and after pregnancy.  The swelling and painful symptoms of varicose Utah veins can be treated by a less invasive method called the VNUS Closure Procedure.  For tens of years, doctors have been removing varicose veins through “vein stripping” which usually requires an overnight stay in a Utah vein center.  Due to the fact that blood flows through deep …