Best Exercises to Reduce Varicose Vein Symptoms
Varicose veins can cause more problems than just appearance. They can be very uncomfortable and lead to more serious complications, sometimes even resulting in surgery. Luckily, with exercise, you can help the appearance and discomfort...
What Is the Difference between Varicose and Spider Veins?
When talking about those raised, swollen veins that you find on your legs, or the small, red and blue veins that look more like branches, the terms varicose veins and spider veins often get thrown...
5 Ways to Care for Varicose Veins in Winter
What are Varicose Veins? Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins that appear just under the skin’s surface. They commonly affect the legs because veins must work against gravity to return blood back up to your heart....
The Vein Institute of Hunterdon Earns Vein Center Accreditation by IAC
The Vein Institute of Hunterdon is proud to announce that we have been granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Vein Center in the area of Superficial Venous Treatment and Management. Read the...
How You Can Improve Circulation at Home
We don’t often stop to think about how our blood is circulating through our body. This is a function that occurs naturally. While this is true, it doesn’t mean that blood always circulates as it...
A COVID Update
Dear Patient, The end of the present COVID-19 pandemic is not clear, but it will end. We may refer to life as pre- and post-COVID for some time to come. Those periods will look and feel...
What Causes Poor Circulation in the Legs?
Sitting in one position too long causes some people to develop an uncomfortable pins-and-needles sensation. We often say that the affected body part has “fallen asleep.” That tingling is an indication that circulation has been...
What is VenaSeal?
VenaSeal™ is a vein closure system that is commonly used to resolve the symptoms of venous reflux disease in the lower extremities. Venous reflux disease describes the accumulation of blood in certain parts of veins...
Could Varicose Veins Cause You to Lose Sleep?
Much of the time, varicose veins are considered a cosmetic problem. The truth is, these bulging, ropy veins can be much more concerning than that. Varicose veins are larger vessels that have malfunctioned. The valves...
Ambulatory Phlebectomy: It’s Not Vein Stripping
Varicose veins are not a new problem. Doctors have been consulting with patients about bulging, painful veins for ages. Historically, the way that severe varicose veins were dealt with was to remove them using a...
Spider Vein Symptoms You May Not Expect
Many people notice small webs of blue and purple veins just under their skin. This web-like appearance is what gives spider veins their name. Typically, these collections of veins are found on the feet, ankles,...