Articles Showing articles written by: Dr. Sonja Stiller, Center for Advanced Vein Care
Real change is in the air
These words of wisdom from motivational speaker Robin Sharma speak to all kinds of change—from changing your career mid-stream to remodeling your kitchen. The words also apply to taking steps to improve your venous health. It’s hard to take those first steps and agree to varicose vein treatments; it’s a little inconvenient in the middle...
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Are your lower legs discolored?
Summer is a time for shorts and sandals, but many people feel compelled to hide their legs and ankles due to varicose veins—bulging, twisted, purple or red—and/or swollen ankles. But there is another symptom of venous disease that people often try to hide: leg discoloration. A change in the color of your lower legs can present in...
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Are your feet looking ‘puffy?’
Now that shorts and sandals season has finally arrived, take a good look at your feet, ankles and lower legs in the bright sunshine. What do you see? Warning signs of venous disease include obvious ones like purple veins, bulging veins and swelling, but there are also more subtle symptoms, such as spider veins, skin discoloration and puffiness,...
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Varicose veins and heredity
One of the biggest risk factors in the development of varicose veins is heredity, that is, your family history. If your parents or grandparents have/had varicose veins you, too, are at a higher risk. We’ve had patients say, “I love my parents, but I don’t want my legs to look like that.” For years many people have been told...
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Varicose veins and blood clots
March is less than two weeks away. If you need varicose vein treatments, time is growing short for having the major work done by summer. Plus, it’s more comfortable completing your compression stocking requirement in winter. But enjoying healthy, attractive legs and being active in the summer without swelling, achiness and fatigue is just...
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