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The Long Island Vein Treatment Clinic specializes in cutting-edge, personalized, minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatments for patients of all ages. Our vein treatment centers are led by nationally recognized vein experts with decades of collective experience, and they ensure you have a safe and comfortable experience with vein care.

Thanks to minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatment options, we can address the root cause of your vein problems without surgeries, hospitalization, or downtime. The vein treatment experience is painless, and you can resume your daily activities and work immediately. You can even seek vein treatment during your lunch break!

What is endovenous ablation?

Endovenous ablation is a minimally invasive procedure wherein our vein doctors use thermal energy (radiofrequency ablation) or laser energy (laser ablation) to destroy the diseased veins close to your skin’s surface. Your leg veins are supposed to transport blood from the legs to your heart, flowing against the force of gravity. When your vein valves weaken, blood flows backward and builds up pressure in your leg veins, leading to spider veins and varicose veins. Endovenous ablation eliminates the diseased veins.

How does endovenous ablation work?

During endovenous radiofrequency ablation, your vein doctor administers local anesthesia to numb the affected region and make an incision. Under ultrasound guidance, a small radiofrequency device is driven through the incision and into the diseased vein. Your vein physician delivers tumescent anesthesia to surround the diseased vein with a protective fluid and activates the radiofrequency device, which, in turn, produces high-intensity sound waves that convert into thermal energy. The diseased vein seals shut and get absorbed by your body, allowing blood to reroute into healthier veins.

We perform endovenous laser ablation using the exact same methods as radiofrequency ablation, but with one major difference. Instead of thermal energy, we use a device that produces laser energy to destroy the diseased vein. Since laser energy is a lot hotter than thermal energy, you might experience some post-procedural discomfort and pain. However, we believe both ablation procedures are equally effective and conclude within 15 to 30 minutes with no downtime. Generally speaking, your vein doctor will have carefully-considered reasons to favor one method over the other to ensure optimal results for your specific situation.

What Is VenaSeal?

VenaSeal is a cutting-edge device manufactured by a highly reputable scientific company called Medtronic. This is a relatively new procedure that uses a substance called cyanoacrylate glue to seal the diseased vein’s walls — rather than destroying it with thermal or laser energy. Cyanoacrylate glue is a long-standing medical adhesive that’s been used for numerous vascular treatments for a long time, so it boasts a stellar success rate.

How does venaseal work?

During your venaseal procedure, your vein doctor will use an ultrasound scan to identify the affected vein. Your vein doctor will numb the skin over the affected vein to make a small incision and insert a medicine delivery system known as a catheter. The catheter is driven into the diseased vein under ultrasound guidance to deliver the cyanoacrylate glue, making the affected vein shut down. After the diseased vein is sealed off, the accumulated blood automatically reroutes into healthier leg veins.

What Is Sclerotherapy?

Sclerotherapy is a procedure wherein a special medication called a sclerosant is injected into small varicose veins or spider veins. Sclerosant is a medication that irritates the vein walls, making them fuse together and turn into scar tissues eventually absorbed by the body. Over time, the spider veins shrink, fade, and disappear.

How does Sclerotherapy work?

During sclerotherapy, your vein doctor will identify all the affected veins either visually on the skin’s surface or using an ultrasound scan for the deeper veins. Using a small needle, your vein doctor will inject the sclerosant medication into the spider veins on your skin’s surface. If the veins are slightly beneath the surface, they’ll inject the sclerosant under ultrasound guidance. Your sclerotherapy treatment is quick, safe, and effective.

What is foam sclerotherapy?

Foam sclerotherapy is similar to liquid (standard) sclerotherapy — your vein doctor injects a sclerosant medication into the affected veins to seal them shut. However, liquid sclerotherapy is only suitable for spider veins and small varicose veins because your vein doctor can only use a small quantity of the medication. Foam sclerotherapy involves mixing the sclerosant medication with air to create a bubbly foam that can fill larger areas. This allows your vein doctor to seal larger veins using the same amount of medication, making foam sclerotherapy suitable for reticular veins and varicose veins.

How Does Foam Sclerotherapy Work?

During foam sclerotherapy, your vein doctor will use ultrasound technology to visualize the diseased veins. The foam solution must be fresh when injected, so your vein doctor will prepare the solution (mixing it with air) just before injecting it into the targeted veins. The foam sclerosant solution will be injected under ultrasound guidance to ensure optimal precision, and your vein doctor will observe the ultrasound image to ensure it travels through all the affected veins.

What is pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy?

Pre-mixed foam is a more advanced form of foam sclerotherapy wherein the solution is available in special canisters, so our vein doctors don’t have to prepare the foam solution in the office. We believe pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy addresses the primary risk associated with traditional foam sclerotherapy — air embolism. The term “air embolism” refers to a situation wherein air enters your bloodstream and gets carried into your lungs, preventing the optimal transfer of blood cells or oxygenated blood. This can happen when you are treated with a sclerosant mixed with room air. Pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy consists of sclerosant medications mixed with carbon dioxide and nitrogen, which allows the solution to disperse through the veins quickly without being carried into your lungs.

How does pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy work?

During pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy, your vein doctor will use ultrasound technology to visualize the diseased veins. A small needle is used to inject the foam sclerosant solution into the targeted veins just under your skin’s surface. The only procedural difference between pre-mixed foam sclerotherapy and standard foam sclerotherapy is that we don’t have to prepare the foam solution in-office.

What Is ClariVein?

ClariVein is a cutting-edge treatment performed using a special catheter with a rotating tip. The catheter is inserted into the diseased vein, wherein the rotating tip causes mechanical trauma to the vein’s walls. The device also delivers sclerosant medication to damage and seal the diseased vein, restoring effective blood circulation to your heart.

How does clarivein work?

During the clarivein treatment, your vein doctor will prepare the treatment area with a cleaning solution, identify the affected veins using ultrasound technology, and numb the region just over the diseased vein. Your vein doctor will insert the specialized catheter into the vein under ultrasound guidance, and the device’s rotating tip will damage the walls of the vein while delivering the sclerosant solution. Your vein doctor will drive the catheter all along the vein’s length to ensure optimal treatment.

What Is Vein Stripping?

Vein stripping is a traditional vascular surgery wherein an open incision is used to expose and remove the diseased vein using various surgical techniques.

How does vein stripping work?

During vascular surgery, your vein doctor uses ultrasound technology to identify the diseased vein, following which you’re put under anesthesia and taken to the operating room. Your vein doctor makes an incision on the skin and uses various surgical techniques to extract the diseased vein. The most popular surgical technique is the forcible extraction of the diseased vein using a hook-like device.