What to expect at a vein clinic? 9 things to expect from vein centers in Long Island

Our centers for vein treatment in Long Island have three state-of-the-art offices in Lindenhurst, Jericho, and Hampton Bays. While all vein clinics have the same goal, i.e., diagnosing and treating vascular conditions, different vein centers approach the subject using different techniques. We can’t speak for what you can expect from other vein centers, but we can offer a detailed overview of everything you can expect from our state-of-the-art medical centers for vein treatment in Long Island. Please continue reading or schedule an appointment online. 

We’re one of the only centers for vein treatment in Long Island that provides free insurance verification before your appointment. When you fill out the online form, our insurance concierge will reach out to retrieve your details. The insurance concierge will verify your insurance details, contact your insurance provider on your behalf, and provide a complete overview of your treatment costs, with and without insurance coverage, during your first appointment. As such, you’ll know exactly what you’ll have to pay before the procedure.

You can expect a thorough consultation when you visit our centers for vein treatment in Long Island. The vein doctor will carefully examine your leg veins for signs of vein disease, such as spider veins, varicose veins, skin discoloration, leg ulcers, and more. The vein doctor will also ask you to describe the symptoms — leg heaviness, restless leg syndrome, frequent leg cramps, leg pain, and leg swelling are common warning signs of vein disease. Based on your symptoms and medical history, the vein specialist will determine if you have vein disease.

After determining the likelihood of chronic venous insufficiency, the root cause of most vein problems, the vein doctor will verify their findings. The vein doctor will administer an ultrasound diagnostic test, known as duplex ultrasound, to confirm if you have chronic venous insufficiency. During the test, ultrasound applicators will be used to visualize the blood flow in your leg veins, revealing the presence or absence of chronic venous insufficiency. The results of your ultrasound scan can also improve your insurance coverage potential.

You should expect a personalized vein treatment plan according to your unique symptoms and goals. Our centers for vein treatment in Long Island believe in providing highly personalized vein treatments according to the following factors — the location and size of spider veins and varicose veins, whether you have chronic venous insufficiency, your unique symptoms, medical history, and expectations, and your insurance coverage options. You will receive a complete overview of the vein treatment in advance, so you know what to expect.

Our centers for vein treatment in Long Island only provide minimally invasive vein treatments for chronic venous insufficiency. Minimally invasive procedures, such as radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, and venaseal, are safer and more effective than vascular surgeries. Depending on your treatment plan, the vein doctor will use thermal energy, laser energy, or medical adhesives to neutralize the diseased saphenous vein responsible for your vein problems, thus rerouting the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins.

Our centers for vein treatment in Long Island provide minimally invasive procedures for the removal of superficial varicose veins and spider veins. Ambulatory phlebectomy is the most effective varicose vein treatment. The vein doctor physically extracts the varicose veins through small incisions on the skin’s surface. Sclerotherapy is the ideal treatment for spider veins — the vein doctor injects a sclerosant medicine into the spider veins to make them harden into scar tissues eventually metabolized by the body.

You can expect quick, painless, in-office procedures at our centers for vein treatment in Long Island. That’s because we completely avoid vascular surgeries in favor of minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatments. Minimally invasive vein treatments are in-office procedures that conclude within an hour with no downtime. Furthermore, they don’t cause any pain or discomfort, and you can resume most of your daily activities immediately. The risk of complications, such as infections, is negligible.

After your spider vein and varicose vein treatment, your vein doctor will discuss your post-treatment recovery guidelines. You may have to wear compression stockings for a few weeks and ACE bandages for a day. You can resume most of your daily activities and work immediately, but you should avoid strenuous workouts for a week or so. The vein doctor will provide a comprehensive overview of aftercare tips.

Compression stockings are skin-tight garments that apply pressure on your leg veins, thus pushing the accumulated blood towards the heart. As such, they prevent the accumulation of blood in leg veins while simultaneously improving blood circulation. You should wear compression stockings for a few weeks after your vein treatment to minimize the risk of vein disease recurrence. Our vein doctors will provide custom-fitted compression stockings for you.