One of the most frequently asked questions by my patients is if they can exercise after their vein procedure. The truth is, we don’t know…

Health insurance is complicated and when it comes to vein treatment it can be even more complicated. Different insurance policies have different rules on what…

Does diet and health affect varicose veins? There are many different factors that can cause varicose veins such as heredity, pregnancy, gender, age, injury, trauma…

Sometimes patients ask me if a cosmetic med spa is a good place to go to treat their spider veins and varicose veins. Is a…

Is exercise for varicose veins a good idea? This is an interesting question as some think that exercise can cause varicose veins and some think…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) finds that 1 in every 3 Americans is obese or overweight. Obesity contributes to major diseases including diabetes, heart…

Patients often ask me which of the two vein ablation procedures are better: radiofrequency ablation (RFA) vs. endovenous laser ablation or endovenous laser therapy (EVLA…

I often get questions from pregnant patients asking about the best approach for treating varicose veins and spider veins. Varicose veins often get worse during pregnancy…

Many patients come to my office after already having researched sclerotherapy on the internet. There is a lot of mention about different solutions for sclerotherapy.…

If you have checked out the San Francisco Vein Center’s website, you may already know the full range of surgical treatments for vein disease.  You…