Dr. Stiller is a Diplomat of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine (Phlebology) and board certified in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Stiller specializes is in the treatment of Varicose Vein Disease, Chronic Venous Stasis, Venous ulceration and Post Thrombotic Syndrome, along with associated symptoms including leg swelling, restless leg syndrome and leg cramps ... Read more
The Good New
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surgery is no longer the only option for treatment of vein conditions such as varicose veins! Newer techniques such as endovenous laser thermal ablation (EVLT), radiofrequency ablation thermal ablation (RF), ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy and visually guided sclerotherapy, allow for the treatment and management of most vein conditions WITHOUT the need for hospitalization, major surgery with general or regional anesthesia and prolonged recovery times! Most people can be back to work or their daily routines immediately – any restrictions are lifted within 1 week. If you or someone you know has varicose veins, spider veins, or symptoms that may suggest a vein condition, call:
Healthy veins - Healthy Legs
At all stages of your life – whether you are heading out for a new career, about to welcome a new baby into your family, enjoying more free time with retirement – healthy legs will allow you to Keep Moving forward for years to come! It is not always easy to identify a vein disorder, such as varicose veins. If you have large, bulky, tortuous veins running down your leg, or you have many patches of spidery looking small red veins on your legs, the diagnosis of a vein problem may be fairly obvious. However, sometimes vein disorders present simply with swelling, leg cramps, or restlessness. If there are no obvious-looking "bad veins" seen on the leg, it is easy to blame the symptoms on other things. Vein disease is often overlooked because the symptoms are similar to other processes such as aging, developing arthritis or restless leg syndrome. Since vein disease usually develops over a long period of time, symptoms occur gradually as well, further delaying many primary care doctors from considering the diagnosis or recommending treatment. About 50-55% of women and 40-45% of men in the United States suffer from some type of vein problems according to www.womenshealth.gov. Of these, only about 20-25% of the women and 10-15% of the men will have visible varicose veins (www.sw.org/radiology/ir-varicose-veins)
While any vein can become varicose, veins in your legs, ankles and feet are most commonly affected. Varicose veins are veins that have weakened and start to stretch. Normally, there are valves within the veins that keep blood flowing the right direction in your body – back toward the heart. The continued stretching of the thin vein walls starts to pull these valves within the veins apart. When the valves are pulled apart, blood starts to leak backwards – away from the heart – and pools within these stretched and weakened veins. This causes the veins to stretch even more, and over time, more and more veins become involved. Veins close to the surface of your skin may start to bulge, twist and become gnarled appearing. As more blood gets backed up and stuck in these veins, the pressure within the vein increases, causing damage to the smaller veins around them.
