by Melinda L Aquino MD | Feb 28, 2020 | General
Doctors bill for their services using a coding system called Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10). Everything in the medical industry is represented by one of these codes. Procedures, exams, diagnostic studies,...
by Melinda L Aquino MD | Nov 5, 2019 | General
Different medical professionals can treat veins. But they do not all carry the same qualifications, capability, and experience. Many patients come to our office asking about a relatively new specialty called phlebology. A phlebologist is someone who treats a specific...
by Melinda L Aquino MD | Jun 21, 2019 | General
Patients sometimes ask about the various visits and tests they will need to go through to treat varicose veins. If you are a new patient looking for a doctor to evaluate your legs, here is the process. Most vein doctors will roughly follow the same procedure. INITIAL...
by Melinda L Aquino MD | May 10, 2018 | General, Vein Treatment
One of the most frequent questions my patients ask is, “Can I exercise after their my vein procedure?” The truth is we don’t know if it’s okay to exercise after radiofrequency ablation (RFA), endovenous laser ablatoin (EVLT), or sclerotherapy (spider veins...
by Melinda L Aquino MD | Dec 22, 2016 | General
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 to the veins, and prolonged standing. While it can be difficult to impossible to control these factors,...
by Melinda L Aquino MD | Sep 28, 2016 | General, home
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 medical spa as safe and effective as going to a boring doctor’s office? Personally, I think this is a good question. Med spas are very popular...
