Are you wondering what treatment you need for your spider or varicose veins? At the Vein Doctors Group, we can help you make the best choice for the treatment of your leg veins.  Of course, you first must come to our clinic to have a comprehensive consultation, ultrasound and general discussion of any recommended treatment

If you have pain in your legs, fullness, tiredness or heaviness, aching, mild swelling at the ankle, you may have varicose veins. Self care such as avoiding excessive standing, wearing support stocking and raising your legs when resting can help.  However if you are unable to obtain relief from any self care, it is advisable to

I have recently seen the full page advertisement in The Sunday Mail for yet another product claiming to be helpful in the management of varicose veins and spider veins. These products seem to appear with monotonous regularity like diet pills and exercise equipment etc. Interestingly, the product “has been specifically developed for people suffering from varicose veins,

CLOTHING AND SUPPORT GARMENTS If you have varicose veins in your legs, try to be dressed comfortably — wear lose clothing avoiding any type of restrictive clothing on the waist or legs under garments that hinder circulation. Swap your your high heels for low heeled shoes. Low-heeled shoes work calf muscles! Invest in support garments

If you have varicose veins, keep your body weight in acceptable ranges. Lose Weight if you are over-weight. Extra body weight can cause unnecessary pressure on your leg veins. You can check your body weight here on the Measure Up Australian Government website. Follow a healthy diet. Reduce salt intake. Excess salt can make your body retain

EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT Participate in regular exercise. Simply walking will help your circulation.  Other sports and exercise such as tennis, running, cycling, dancing and swimming all help with circulation. Avoid being static (sitting or standing) for long periods as this causes the blood in your legs to pool. Move often. If you move your muscles

One of the most challenging aspects of sclerotherapy treatment for veins is the appearance of brown lines along the veins that were treated. These lines (pigmentation) are due to the skin being stained by the iron pigment in blood that is released as the blood within the vein is broken down. It is particularly noticed in

There are several reasons as to why some patients get ulcers after sclerotherapy. It appears that using a solution that is too strong or injected with too much pressure is one of the common causes. Sometimes ulcers are due to the solution being injected outside the vein. With the newer solutions this is not usually a

No, but you will develop new veins for the same reason you developed the veins that have been treated. The treated veins are gone for good but new reticular veins and associated telangiectasia (spider veins) will develop over time. The time for new veins to develop depends mainly on factors such as family history, pregnancy

Patients often come to Vein Doctors Group claiming sclerotherapy does not work for them. What they need to understand when they make that statement is that there is an enormous variation in the skills of the doctors performing sclerotherapy. In some cases the doctors have been (at most) to a weekend course and have had