{"id":23,"date":"2013-12-03T14:08:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/\/?p=23"},"modified":"2014-01-15T00:52:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T06:52:05","slug":"why-see-a-vein-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/why-see-a-vein-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why See a Vein Specialist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding the best  professional help for vein disease can dramatically improve your quality of  life.\u00a0 Primary care physicians or other  medical practitioners who do not specialize in the treatment of vein disease  typically do not have the training and technology necessary to accurately  assess vein disease.\u00a0 For this reason, it  is highly recommended that you seek the care of a <strong>vein specialist<\/strong> if you have or have had any of the following  conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain, discomfort,  tiredness, or swelling in your legs and feet (common symptoms of <em>chronic venous insufficiency<\/em>, or CVI)<\/li>\n<li>Vein-related wounds (<em>venous stasis ulcerations<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Varicose veins<\/li>\n<li>Blood-clot complications  or hemorrhaging of your leg veins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cosmetic and Medical Benefits<\/strong><br \/>\n    Many patients with spider  veins seek treatment primarily for cosmetic reasons.\u00a0 Unsightly spider veins can cause feelings of  embarrassment and self-consciousness. Women are especially prone to hiding  their legs and feet with heavy clothing during the hot, summer months to avoid  revealing their spider veins in shorts, skirts, and sandals.\u00a0 This solution is not only uncomfortable, but  it also has a negative impact on one&rsquo;s quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>If the unsightliness of  veins in your legs and feet are limiting your lifestyle and damaging your  self-esteem, then the cosmetic issue also becomes a substantial health  issue.\u00a0 Treatments for spider and  varicose veins typically provide both cosmetic and medical benefits, improving  aesthetic appeal and reducing vein-related medical symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Intervention<\/strong><br \/>\n    Leg-vein disease is  progressive and can lead to serious future problems if left untreated.\u00a0 Even if your symptoms are mild and non-debilitating  now, you may develop an increased risk of blood-clot complications, including <em>superficial phlebitis<\/em> and the more  serious <em>deep vein thrombosis <\/em>(DVT).\u00a0 Early intervention of leg-vein conditions can  slow the progression of disease and can also reduce the number of treatments  required.<\/p>\n<p>Modern vein treatment  techniques address the root causes of vein disease, providing comprehensive and  lasting results.\u00a0 With advances in  technology, there is no reason to postpone treatment and allow a minor cosmetic  problem to grow into a major medical issue. A trained and experienced vein  specialist can provide you with a thorough assessment and treatment options now  so that you don&rsquo;t have to worry about the consequences later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selecting Your Vein Specialist<\/strong><br \/>\n    Advances in vein medicine  have started to become more widely known and appreciated.\u00a0 Because of this, there has been an increase  in the number of doctors attempting to add vein treatments as one aspect of  their practices.\u00a0 Please be aware,  however, that just because vein treatment services are offered does not mean  that the doctor is a <em>specialist.<\/em>\u00a0 When seeking professional medical care for  your vein conditions, please carefully consider the experience and dedication  of your physician.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. William Goldstein at  Midwest Vein Care has more than 20 years of experience treating varicose and  spider veins and is Board Certified in Plebology \u2013 the art and science of  assessing and treating vein disease.\u00a0 MVC  utilizes state-of-the-art technology and techniques to offer surgical and  non-surgical vein procedures.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">We understand the importance of self-improvement and  are committed to providing the safest and most effective vein and skin care  treatments available in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Call Midwest Vein Care today<\/strong><br \/>\n    <strong>\u00a0to schedule a FREE vein consultation<\/strong>.<br \/>\n    <strong>\u00a0636.536.0241 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding the best professional help for vein disease can dramatically improve your quality of life.\u00a0 Primary care physicians or other medical practitioners who do not specialize in the treatment of vein disease typically do not have the training and technology necessary to accurately assess vein disease.\u00a0 For this reason, it is highly recommended that you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,25],"tags":[22,23,9],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spider-veins","category-varicose-veins","category-vein-treatment","tag-spider-veins","tag-varicose-veins","tag-vein-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veincarestlouis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}