Vein Centers

Leg Ulcers Can Heal

rcutchen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:38:53 +0000

Unfortunately, venous leg ulcers are not uncommon. This can range from open wounds to weeping broken skin. This results from long term high pressure in varicose veins. Normal veins carry the blood in an upward direction toward the heart. Varicose veins have broken vein valves, therefore the blood is pulled downward by gravity. This increases the pressure in those veins. That pressure then get transmitted to the skin which leads to discoloration and culminates in an ulcer. For the past six months i have been caring for a patient who developed a small sore on her calf after minor trauma. That sore then spread and much of her calf was denuded of skin and wept clear fluid. She endured several rounds of antibiotics due to infection. Below is her leg prior to any intervention.

This was miserable for her. She was doing costly dressing changes several times daily and just wasn’t seeing any benefit. We evaluated and found significant varicose vein disease contributing to her problem. We performed endovenous laser ablation of her great and small saphenous veins. Then, we performed several treatments of endovenous chemical ablation (ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy). She diligently wore her compression stockings and the wound began to heal. I just saw her today and she has made incredible progress as you can see.

I love seeing these wounds heal, but they must be treated with a multi-faceted approach.

Relief At Last

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:59:15 +0000

Over the past few months I’ve had the chance to meet a great guy who for many years has suffered from symptoms of heaviness, burning, and aching in his legs associated with huge bulging veins.

This is what he looked like before any treatments:

Well, we performed endovenous laser ablation of his right great saphenous vein as well as his left anterior accessory saphenous vein and removed the bulging veins on both legs via ambulatory phlebectomy and ended up with some great results. The following pictures show his legs at just 6 weeks after treatment. Amazing!

He is reporting that his legs feel significantly better. The fact that they look so great is just a bonus.

Welcome to Our New Website

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:55:30 +0000

Wow! It’s great to have our new website up and running. Time has flown by since we opened our new office earlier this year and things are going great. We’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of new patients and treat a lot of varicose and spider veins. We’re proud that we are able to quickly schedule patients and get them evaluated and treated in a short period of time to bring them relief as soon as possible. Our new office space is beautiful and gives us the room we need to utilize the most advanced technologies in vein treatment. We’re fortunate to have a great staff as well. Marilyn, our office manager, keeps us running like a fine tuned machine and is loved by all our patients. We are committed to providing the most thorough vein care available and want our patients’ legs to feel their very best. If you’re tired of living with the discomfort of varicose veins, come see us and find out what we can do to help you feel better.

Free Vein Screening Event!

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:51:56 +0000

Appt. Required — 1-4 pm
505-848-VEIN (8346)
In-office procedures!!

Summer Spider Vein Special

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:35:04 +0000

$100 Off your 1st Spider Vein Treatment!
Expires 8/15/09
Call 913-451-VEIN (8346) to schedule your free vein screening.

Free Vein Screening

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:09:50 +0000

Albuquerque Vein & Laser Center office
Wed., Oct. 28th — 2– 5 pm
Appointment required!
Call (505) 848-VEIN (846) or Email to schedule