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Dr. Jason Tomsic Discusses Today’s Treatments for Vein Disorders

2Q9F3496_blogBy Dr. Jason Tomsic

Do you suffer from aching, heavy, tired or painful legs? Do you have unsightly, bulging varicose veins or small spider veins? All of these can be signs or symptoms of underlying venous disease.

It is estimated that more than 80 million Americans suffer from some type of venous disorder and 55% of American women will be affected in their lifetime. There are multiple risk factors for venous disease.

The most common factors are heredity, aging, pregnancy and occupations which require prolonged standing.

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No More Varicose Vein Stripping!

Latest Laser Treatments Offer Pain-free Relief from Varicose Veins

Varicose, spider veins easily treatable with new, minimally-invasive laser vein surgery at The Skin Center Medical Spa.

(Pittsburgh, PA)  September 12, 2012 – Until recently, treating aching, swollen varicose veins required a painful surgical procedure called “vein stripping.”  Read more

Sclerotherapy Groupon: Up to 81% Off in Pittsburgh!

SAVE HUNDREDS With Our Sclerotherapy Groupon

Tired of hiding your legs? Get VEINfree® at The Skin Center Medical Spa. The Skin Center Vein Team has the solution—and the savings. With our latest Sclerotherapy Groupon, you can receive up to 81% OFF one or two spider- or varicose-vein Sclerotherapy Treatments. This offer is for treatment at Pittsburgh Skin Center locations. Read more

Not Your Grandmother’s Vein Treatment ― COMMON VEIN MYTHS

Many of us know of someone who had the old-fashioned varicose vein treatments that often entailed painful stripping surgery―complete with general anesthesia, an overnight hospital stay and scarring after treatment. So… when the relatives of these patients find themselves with similar vein issues, the suggestion of treatment is often met with an emphatic, “NO THANK YOU!” If you’ve heard these horror stories and you are beset with your own problem leg veins, you’ll be happy to know that today’s treatments are NOT your mom’s or grandmother’s treatments. With Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT) and Sclerotherapy, today’s technology is radically different from the painful vein stripping of yesteryear. Here, we separate fact from fiction about vein disorders and today’s treatments:
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