Which Doctor is Best for Varicose Veins? And Other FAQs

Which doctor is best for varicose veins? If you have spider veins or varicose veins, you might wonder who to contact. Do you contact your primary care physician? Do you contact your dermatologist? Or is there someone else you can contact?

You should ideally contact a phlebologist, a doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular conditions, such as spider veins, varicose veins, and chronic venous insufficiency. Phlebologists undergo specialized training to diagnose and treat vascular issues, and they usually specialize in the latest and safest minimally invasive procedures, so you should contact vein doctors. Dermatologists and general doctors often treat spider veins without addressing the root cause of your vein problems, leading to vein disease recurrence.

But it’s not enough to find a phlebologist. The barrier to entry into phlebology is fairly low — most doctors can become phlebologists after a few simple written tests and examinations. The market is full of inexperienced vein doctors who can only treat spider veins or those who don’t provide the correct treatments for your condition, leading to a high risk of harsh side effects and complications. You should only call phlebologists and vein doctors with specialized training (residencies or fellowships) in minimally invasive vein treatments.

Our medical centers for vein treatment in New Jersey are led by some of the country’s most talented and skilled vein doctors. We individually select vein doctors from the country’s leading medical schools, residency programs, and fellowships, ensuring they have advanced training in ultrasound-guided minimally invasive spider vein and varicose vein treatments. Furthermore, our vein doctors undergo advanced board certification from the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, establishing them as the leading experts in vein care.

If you have spider veins or varicose veins, please schedule an appointment at our medical center for vein treatment in New Jersey.

Varicose veins can’t simply go away without treatment. In fact, varicose veins are chronic, which means they’ll probably worsen and cause advanced complications if left untreated. Varicose veins are dense masses of rope-like veins that bulge out of the skin’s surface in a tangled, twisted, and knotted form. They are damaged blood vessels with excessive blood accumulation, a common symptom of underlying chronic venous insufficiency.

Chronic venous insufficiency is a medical condition wherein the collapse of vein valves leads to the accumulation of blood in leg veins. As blood continues accumulating in leg veins, the veins continue dilating and expanding, eventually leading to spider veins and varicose veins. If you don’t seek treatment, blood will continue accumulating, and the varicose veins will dilate further, increasing the risk of burst varicose veins.

There are absolutely no natural means of fixing the damaged vein valves responsible for blood accumulation in leg veins, and so varicose veins can’t go away naturally. The only way to remove varicose veins is to destroy the diseased saphenous vein responsible for your vein problems, which will reroute the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins. The varicose veins will have to be sealed shut or extracted via small incisions.

Your vein doctor can curate personalized, minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins.