Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy emerges as a highly effective and minimally invasive treatment option for varicose veins, offering targeted relief for surface veins and those not visible to the naked eye. This innovative procedure utilizes foam medication that can be precisely administered under ultrasound guidance, allowing for accurate targeting of varicose veins that may […]
Spider veins are the fine, thread-like reddish veins at the surface of the skin. These veins are not healthy. Veins are often considered a cosmetic issue, but they can be associated with underlying feeder veins, not visible to the naked eye. Feeder veins are the ‘blue veins’ also […]
Varicose Veins and Venous Reflux Disease
Varicose veins are the twisted, bulging veins just beneath the surface of the skin. Varicose veins are swollen, twisted veins that you can see just under the surface of the skin. These veins usually occur in the legs, but they also can form in other parts […]
Spider veins are the fine, thread-like reddish veins at the surface of the skin. These veins are not healthy. Veins are often considered a cosmetic issue, but they can be associated with underlying feeder veins, not visible to the naked eye. Feeder veins are the ‘blue veins’ also […]
When visible signs of venous disease such as spider veins, varicose veins, or skin changes are present, this is usually the tip of the iceberg, and an underlying vein problem is present. An underlying vein condition (venous reflux disease) can be detected with ultrasound. A treatment plan is focused on treating the underlying vein problems […]
Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy allows your doctor to treat backward flow (or “Venous reflux“) in superficial veins that are not visible to the naked eye but are causing symptoms including pain, swelling, and varicose veins. Ultrasound allows us to localize the unhealthy veins, inject the medication precisely, and guide the medication towards areas of […]
Foam treatment of varicose veins is not as new as people think. It was originally described as early as 1944. Foam sclerotherapy is a method for treating […]
Curious how foam sclerotherapy works? Watch an animation here. For more vein procedure videos, go to La Jolla Vein Care’s Youtube channel.
Vein Stripping is a thing of the past! Watch La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Bunke on San Diego Living explain alternative non-surgical vein treatments to the outdated vein stripping surgery! The episode was aired yesterday, February 10th, on CW’s Channel 6. As Dr. Bunke explains, a common misperception about varicose vein treatment is that vein […]
Foamed sclerosant inside a vein: Once foam is introduced into the vein, it is hyperechogenic on ultrasound. In this picture, a La Jolla Vein Care doctor points to the foamed medication inside the vein. Notice it appears ‘white.’
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