| ABOUT US......VEIN DISEASE......VASCULAR LAB......TREATMENTS......EDUCATION......SUPPORT......NEWS |
| Conservative Treatment ..... Sclerotherapy ..... Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy ..... Saphenous Vein Ablation ..... Endovenous Laser ..... Closure .... Phlebectomy |
Sclerotherapy is the most commonly used treatment for small diameter (5mm) veins, such as spider veins. In sclerotherapy, a liquid is injected with a tiny needle into the vein that causes inflammation of the vein walls and causes the vein walls to stick to one another, collapsing the walls together. This solution and the use of a compression stocking, effectively prevents the vein from working and it stops carrying blood. The vein therefore disappears with time. Small veins are effectively removed by sclerotherapy but veins will often reappear if the underlying causes, incompetent blood vessels, are not treated. Sclerotherapy is associated with brown discoloration of the vein that may take up to one year to disappear and usually requires repeated treatments. It rarely can cause skin ulcers and as with all medications, some patients may have an allergy to the solution.
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REAL PEOPLE REAL RESULTS
Patients First Hear it from the patients themselves why the Miami Vein Center is considered one of the top varicose and spider vein treatment centers in the world. More |
THE VEIN EXPERT
Medical Director Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT is a fellowship trained, board certified vascular surgeon in Miami, Florida and founder of the Miami Vein Center. Dedicating his life to treating people with vein disease, Dr. Almeida is a pioneer in endovenous therapy - the safe, minimally invasive procedure to eradicate varicose veins. More |
CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
The Experts The Miami Vein Center wants to stay on the cutting edge of technology.Therefore, in addition to the clinical services and teaching offered at the Center, sophisticated research normally reserved for the large academic medical centers, is being undertaken. More |
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