Vein, or vascular, health, can be elusive to understand for many patients. After all, it’s not something you usually can see on the surface, or something you can feel in a specific injury location. Veins are a complicated system throughout your body, and when they’re...
Leg pain can be a symptom of many different venous problems. If you’re having leg pain of any kind, it’s important to see a vein specialist such as our doctors at Advanced Vein Center in the Portland, Maine area. Pain is an early symptom of several vein disorders,...
Deep venous thrombosis, or DVT, is a serious condition that happens when a blood clot, or thrombus, forms in one of the deep veins in your body, most often in the legs. It can happen in a variety of ways, such as having a blood-clotting medical condition, or if you...
If bothersome spider veins are taking over your skin, there are several treatment options available, but one of the most effective is sclerotherapy. At the Advanced Vein Center, our staff is highly trained in sclerotherapy procedures, with the latest techniques...
Varicose veins are a very common affliction for both men and women over the age of 40, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 million or more sufferers nationwide. They often cause symptoms like visible, protruding veins that are blue, purple or flesh colored; leg...
We spend so much of our lives trying to make our legs look just right. We take the stairs when we can and do our best never to skip leg day so that we have those trim and toned legs we’ve always dreamed about. So there’s nothing more frustrating than the appearance of...
