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!

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

11/11/2025
๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ? Understanding your treatment options is the first step toward healthier, smoot...
11/04/2025

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ? Understanding your treatment options is the first step toward healthier, smoother legs.

Hereโ€™s a quick breakdown of two common procedures:

๐’๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ: Best for small spider veins and minor varicose veins. A simple injection causes the vein to collapse and fade away.

๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ: Ideal for removing larger, bulging varicose veins through tiny incisions for immediate relief.

The right choice depends on your specific needs. A personalized consultation with a vein specialist can help determine the most effective plan for you. ๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/11/01/sclerotherapy-vs-microphlebectomy-which-is-right-for-you/

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10/30/2025

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ?

1. ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Varicose veins develop when the valves inside your veins weaken, allowing blood to pool and veins to swell. Theyโ€™re not just a cosmetic concern, they can indicate underlying venous insufficiency.

2. ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐†๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ
Many people experience leg heaviness, aching, swelling, cramping, and itching long before veins become visible. Treating the root cause early can prevent symptoms from worsening.

3. ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž
Todayโ€™s vein treatments: such as endovenous laser therapy (EVLT), radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and sclerotherapy are quick, comfortable, and require little to no downtime.

4. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ
Wearing medical-grade compression stockings improves circulation, reduces swelling, and relieves discomfort, especially for those who stand or sit for long periods.

5. ๐•๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Beyond cosmetic benefits, treating varicose veins can enhance leg health, prevent complications like ulcers or blood clots, and restore your comfort and confidence.

Unsightly or painful leg veins bothering you?
Vein treatment is covered by most insurance.

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ญ www.westfloridavascularandvein.com

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"๐Ž๐ก, ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ฌ!" - You don't have to live with heavy, achy, or painful legs....Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) happens ...
10/24/2025

"๐Ž๐ก, ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐ฌ!" - You don't have to live with heavy, achy, or painful legs....

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) happens when leg vein valves weaken, letting blood pool and pressure build. Symptoms include swelling, aching, heaviness, and skin changes. Treatment ranges from compression and lifestyle tweaks to office procedures that close leaky veins.

๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ซ, ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/10/24/chronic-venous-insufficiency-treatment-available-in-tampa-and-safety-harbor/

๐Ÿฉธ๐€๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž-๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ. ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ...
10/21/2025

๐Ÿฉธ๐€๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž-๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ.
๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ.

Key risk factors include:
-Blood pressure
-History of smoking
-Age (especially over 60)
-Family history of aneurysms

๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ž ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ):
-A sudden, severe headache, often called the "worst headache of your life."
-Sudden, tearing pain in the chest, back, or abdomen.
-A pulsating feeling in your belly.

๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. Screening, especially for those at high risk, can identify an aneurysm before it becomes a crisis. LEARN MORE: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/10/15/understanding-aneurysms-in-tampa-causes-symptoms-and-when-to-seek-help/

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค? Don't wait. Schedule a consultation with the specialists at West Florida Vascular and Vein to discuss your vascular health and screening options.

๐Ÿ“ž Call us today at 727-712-3233 or visit our website to learn more.

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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐š ๐•๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐Ÿ“ŒYou should see a vascular specialist if you have leg pain with walking, non-...
10/01/2025

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐š ๐•๐š๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐Ÿ“Œ

You should see a vascular specialist if you have leg pain with walking, non-healing foot wounds, worsening varicose veins, persistent leg swelling, numbness or color changes, or sudden severe leg symptoms. Those in Safety Harbor and Tampa with diabetes, smoking history, or known heart disease are at higher risk and shouldnโ€™t delay evaluation.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/10/01/when-should-you-see-a-vascular-specialist/

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): ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซPeripheral artery disease (PAD) narrows arteries to your le...
09/26/2025

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): ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) narrows arteries to your legs, quietly choking off blood flow. Many Tampa patients feel nothing until walking pain, numb toes, or slow-healing sores appear. The good news? PAD is detectable and treatable. Know the signs, ask your cardiologist about testing, and act before limb-threatening complications.

๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ (๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ)

๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/09/26/peripheral-artery-disease-pad-the-overlooked-silent-killer/

We love and value our patients. If you have been with West Florida Vascular and Vein, (formerly West Florida Vein Center...
09/16/2025

We love and value our patients. If you have been with West Florida Vascular and Vein, (formerly West Florida Vein Center), we would greatly appreciate a review if you have a moment.

Just scan the QR code or visit: https://g.page/r/CYrvVyiOhi-oEAE/review โ˜‘

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All of us at West Florida Vascular and Vein

๐€๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐šโค๏ธAt West Florida Vascular and Vein we want you to have all of ...
09/12/2025

๐€๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐šโค๏ธ

At West Florida Vascular and Vein we want you to have all of the vital information. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta. This is the bodyโ€™s main artery. It becomes dangerous as it enlarges or leaks. Treatment depends on size, location, and symptoms: careful monitoring and riskโ€‘reduction, minimally invasive stent repair (EVAR/TEVAR), or open surgery.

๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: https://www.westfloridavascularandvein.com/2025/09/09/aortic-aneurysm-what-it-is-and-how-its-treated-in-tampa/

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