Without vericose veins

Summer is the perfect season to spend more time with family, travel and attend outdoor events. It’s also the time to show off your legs and look your best, but if you have unsightly varicose veins, you may be embarrassed to wear summer clothes and not be able to enjoy the beautiful weather.

This was the case for one of our patients. For as long as she could remember, Lily has always had to hide her legs. For 40 years she refrained from wearing skirts or dresses because she was embarrassed at how her legs looked. She once asked her mother about her legs and her mother told her to never have vein removal surgery because it was extremely painful. She told Lily it was better to live with the leg pain than to get surgery.

After her mother passed away, Lily continued to live with the pain and hide her legs. But as she got older, her legs started to have more pain and would sometimes get hot and itchy. At one point, her legs became significantly larger and swollen.

She spoke to one of her friends about the leg pain she was having and learned that her friend had recently visited a USA Vein Clinics location and started varicose vein treatments. Lily asked her how painful it was and her friend replied that there was a little discomfort but nothing that stopped her from her daily routine. Lily was shocked, “My mother said never to get my veins treated because the procedure was so painful.” Her friend told her that USA Vein Clinics has a non-surgical, minimally invasive treatment option that is much less painful than the procedures of the past.

Lily decided she was ready to do something about her legs. She scheduled an appointment at one of our clinics and was surprised at how little pain she felt.

“Recently I went to visit my son in California. I told him that I had been getting treatments for my varicose veins. He asked me to see my legs and when I showed him he did not think they were mine. He said these must be different legs. I can’t believe it!”

Lily is excited for summer because she plans to wear a short skirt. She said she doesn’t care if she is too old to wear it because for 40 years she was not able to when she wanted to most.

We often hear great feedback from our patients after they receive our treatments. If you think that you or a loved one may suffer from varicose veins, look for these tell tale signs: heaviness in the legs, swelling, throbbing, restless legs, blood clots, leg ulcers and difficulty standing. Also, there are certain risk factors that contribute to the development of varicose veins to keep in mind such as age, sex, family history, obesity and standing or sitting for long periods of time.

At USA Vein Clinics we treat varicose veins by offering a minimally invasive and non-surgical treatment: Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT). The treatment is performed within 15-20 minutes and patients can resume normal activities immediately afterward.

If you are suffering from any symptoms of varicose veins, don’t wait. Call (917) 267-5155 to schedule a consultation with one of our leading vein and vascular specialists so you can enjoy a healthy summer season.