Vein and Vascular Specialists

04/30/2019

Treating Varicose Veins

04/22/2019

We would like to commend Dr. Thomas Schwarcz and staff for demonstrating the facility's pursuit of excellence documenting quality patient care in the field of Vascular Testing.
The Vascular Lab at Lexington Surgeons has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Vascular Testing in the areas of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing, Peripheral Arterial Testing, Peripheral Venous Testing, and Visceral Vascular Testing. This latest accreditation awarded to The Vascular Lab at Lexington Surgeons demonstrates the facility's ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in vascular testing.

Accreditation by IAC indicates that The Vascular Lab at Lexington Surgeons has undergone an intensive application and review process and is found to be in compliance with the published Standards. Comprised of a detailed self-evaluation followed by a thorough review by a panel of medical experts, the IAC accreditation process enables both the critical operational and technical components of the applicant facility to be assessed, including representative case studies and their corresponding final reports.

03/14/2019

Venous disease has become the playground for unscrupulous physicians who prey on our natural fear of blood clots. All kinds of doctors, many of whom have no vascular training, market themselves as vein experts. Slick TV commercials and direct mail ads may fool you into seeking their advice. If you are contemplating treatment of your veins, then you must ask a few important questions. An ethical well-trained doctor will welcome your questions and readily answer YES to #1, #2, and #3 BUT NO to #4 and #5.

1) Are you Board Certified in Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology, or Interventional Cardiology?
The answer should be YES!

2) Do you have hospital privileges in one of the 3 specialties listed in question #1?
The answer should be YES!

3) Is your Vascular Lab (the place where the Doppler ultrasound of your legs is performed) certified by the IAC (Intersocietal Accreditation Commission)?
The answer should be YES!

4) Do you recommend that I have 4, 5, or 6 separate LASER vein ablations for my varicose veins?
The answer should be NO!

5) Do you recommend that I have an ablation procedure for my spider veins?
The answer should be NO, NEVER!

If your doctor cannot answer these simple questions without "hemming and hawing" you need a second opinion!

09/07/2018

It's PAD Awareness Month!

07/10/2018

Check out the latest TOPS in Lexington!

05/13/2018

02/23/2018

Dr. Thomas Schwarcz performing the first VENASEAL (glue) varicose treatment in Kentucky.

http://medtronicendovenous.com/patients/7-2-venaseal-closure-procedure/

12/25/2017

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours.

11/22/2017

https://www.sigvaris.com/usa/en-us/conditions/varicose-veins

In industrialized countries, more than 30% of women and about 10% of men consult for venous signs and symptoms of the legs.

10/31/2017

Happy Halloween!

10/26/2017

It’s Fall, which is the perfect time to make that appointment you have been putting off to have those unsightly veins evaluated. Come see Dr. Thomas Schwarcz. Don’t wait as appointments are filling up fast 859-277-5711
www.vein-central.com