West Florida Vascular and Vein

West Florida Vascular and Vein West Florida Vascular & Vein is Tampa Bay & Safety Harbor's Premier Health Center for Vascular Care and State-of-the-art Vein Treatment

West Florida Vein Center is a division of Surgical Associates of West Florida. Surgical Associates of West Florida is comprised of a group of 6 Board-Certified surgeons who specialize in general, vascular, thoracic, colorectal, and breast surgery as well as surgical oncology. We encourage you to ask questions about your care. West Florida Vein Center specializes in the treatment of varicose veins and spider veins in a pleasant, convenient, out-patient setting. In yearโ€™s past, โ€œvein strippingโ€ operations were done under general anesthesia with multiple incisions, followed by days of hospitalization and a lengthy recovery. We utilize the latest, state-of-the-art non-surgical techniques to treat vein disease. As a result of our techniques, patients typically return to work the following day. No one needs to suffer from untreated varicose vein disease anymore. In addition, with todayโ€™s favorable insurance coverage, the procedures are even more accessible. If you have a vein problem, you need your local Safety Harbor Vein Specialist at West Florida Vein Center!

๐Ÿ“ข New on the Blog! Why Early Vein Care Matters ๐ŸŒŸVein health often gets overlookedโ€ฆ until discomfort, swelling, or visibl...
01/14/2026

๐Ÿ“ข New on the Blog! Why Early Vein Care Matters ๐ŸŒŸ

Vein health often gets overlookedโ€ฆ until discomfort, swelling, or visible varicose veins make it hard to enjoy life. But the truth is - early vein care can make a huge difference in preventing long-term complications and keeping you active and comfortable.

โœ… Learn why timely evaluation and treatment of vein issues matters for Tampa & Safety Harbor residents
โœ… Discover common signs to watch for
โœ… Get tips on proactive care and when to see a specialist

Donโ€™t wait for symptoms to worsen - your legs (and lifestyle!) will thank you. ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ”— Read the full article: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2026/01/14/why-early-vein-care-matters-for-tampa-and-safety-harbor-residents/

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธSpider veins are a common cosmetic and medical concern, especially for adults ...
01/02/2026

๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

Spider veins are a common cosmetic and medical concern, especially for adults in Florida where heat, humidity, and prolonged standing can increase vein pressure. While spider veins are not always dangerous, they can signal underlying vein issues and may worsen over time without proper care.

๐Ÿ“ฐ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ? Many spider veins can be prevented or delayed with proactive lifestyle changes and early medical guidance.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ! https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2026/01/01/how-to-prevent-spider-veins-tips-for-healthier-legs/

Wishing you a Happy New Year!
01/01/2026

Wishing you a Happy New Year!

01/01/2026
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!
12/25/2025

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!

๐€ ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ. New, minimally invasiv...
12/22/2025

๐€ ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ.
New, minimally invasive treatments are changing the outlook for patients.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ:
โœ…Faster Recovery: Many procedures allow you to go home the same day.
โœ…Reduced Risk: Smaller incisions mean less trauma and lower infection risk.
โœ…Limb Preservation: Advanced interventions are saving limbs that might have previously required amputation.
โœ…Technologies like drug-coated balloons, atherectomy devices, and customized stenting are clearing blockages more effectively and safely than ever before.

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค.
Learn more about how these advanced treatments can help you. โค https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/12/22/advanced-treatments-are-changing-the-outlook-for-artery-disease-patients/

Visit our website to read the full article or call ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ to schedule your consultation at West Florida Vascular & Vein.

โค๏ธ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ? It might not be just muscle s...
12/18/2025

โค๏ธ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ? It might not be just muscle soreness.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ "๐จ๐ง/๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ" ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž (๐๐€๐ƒ).
PAD happens when blood flow to your legs is restricted. It's different from vein issues, which affect blood returning to the heart. Other signs of artery disease include one foot feeling colder than the other or sores on your feet that heal slowly.

Early screening is simple, painless, and key to protecting your mobility. Our new blog post breaks down what Tampa locals over 40 need to know. https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/12/18/what-is-artery-disease-a-simple-guide-for-tampa-locals-40/

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .
Schedule a consultation with West Florida Vascular and Vein today by calling ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ-๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ? These could be more than just a cosmet...
12/10/2025

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ-๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ?
These could be more than just a cosmetic concern; they're common symptoms of varicose veins.

Our latest article explores what causes varicose veins and the modern, minimally invasive treatments available. These advanced procedures offer effective relief with minimal downtime, helping you get back to your daily life without discomfort.

๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/12/09/understanding-varicose-veins-causes-symptoms-and-treatment/

Don't let vein issues slow you down. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ.
To schedule a consultation with Dr. Mark Zuzga, D.O., at West Florida Vascular and Vein, call us today at ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐  ๐๐š๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐จ! This condition may be - ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Do you experience cramping ...
11/20/2025

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐  ๐๐š๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐จ!

This condition may be - ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Do you experience cramping or aching in your legs when you walk, only for it to disappear when you rest? This common health issue, known as claudication, is more than just a minor annoyance. Itโ€™s often a sign of an underlying vascular health problem that needs attention. Understanding why you feel leg pain after walking is the first step toward finding relief and improving your quality of life.

๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/11/20/claudication-why-you-feel-leg-pain-after-walking-what-you-can-do/

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก? ๐ŸฉธCarotid artery disease, a narrowing of these vita...
11/13/2025

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก? ๐Ÿฉธ
Carotid artery disease, a narrowing of these vital blood vessels, is a major risk factor for stroke. Many people don't experience symptoms until it's serious.

Understanding your risk and taking proactive steps is key to prevention. Our latest blog post explores the link between carotid artery disease and stroke, and what you can do to protect your vascular health.
Learn more about managing risk factors and recognizing warning signs.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/11/12/carotid-artery-disease-stroke-risk-and-prevention/

Concerned about your vascular health? Contact us today at ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ to schedule a consultation.

A stroke can be debilitating. If you have carotid artery disease it is vital to understand your stroke risk. There is much you can do to help

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