October, 2011

Foam Ablation

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Sclerotherapy has made a major evoloution with the introduction of microfoam. Traditional  sclerotherapy causes damage to the linning of the vein,  causing it to collapse and making the walls of the vein then stick together.  The vein is then slowly reabsorbed and disappears.  Foam sclerotherapy works in the same way only is much more efficient. …  read more

Endovenous Laser Treatment

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Vein, Vein, Go Away! New advances in laser technology have brought about remarkable changes in the treatment of painful and unsightly varicose veins.  Unlike the painful surgical stripping methods, new treatments for varicose veins are essentially painless.  The minimally invasive techniques significantly reduce recovery time and post treatment scarring.  The  Endovenous laser procedure has proven…  read more

Elvis has arrived at California Vein Specialist

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Dr. Leary is happy to announce the availability of the new Biolitec 1470 Elves at   California Vein Specialists. “I have experience with all the various lasers for performing the Endovenous Ablation of Varicose Veins, including radio frequency, the 810 Diode Laser and the 940. Biolitec’s new 1470 is truly more gentle compared to all other…  read more

Deep-Vein Thrombosis

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Good news about DVT prevention Statin drugs are used for cholesterol lowering and have been proven to reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events like fatal heart attacks and strokes.  Statin drugs work by reducing the total cholesterol levels in the blood.  They work by blocking the key enzyme required for by the body to…  read more

Spider Vein Creams

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Horse chestnut Seed Extract for Chronic Venous insufficiency A series of recent studies have found benefit in the ability of Escin, which is the active ingredient in Horse chestnut.  Escin helps to reduce and lower the volume and symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency.  Escin may work by lowering the amount of inflammation that is seen…  read more