Resoluciones de Año Nuevo y tratamientos para las venas
A woman carries shopping bags. Rear view It’s officially Fall around Chicagoland; this year it looks like it might last longer than 5 minutes before we are inundated with snow. Even though there’s no snow on the ground…and it’s only October…it’s time for New Year’s resolutions. For Jewish folk like me…our new year started in […]
¿Qué son las venas varicosas?
Varicose veins are the veins underneath your skin that look red or blue. These veins sometimes become enlarged and can bulge or twist, as well as becoming raised above the skin’s surface. For many, they are unsightly and can also cause pain or discomfort. You may have them as a sign of aging, or due […]
Clases de Rosen Vein Care 107: Escleroterapia
Definitive treatment for spider veins involves injections. Some will claim that superficial lasers or radiofrequency generators can do the job…but, in my opinion…based on experience…I would recommend starting with sclerotherapy first and use those other modalities as a last resort or to treat veins too small to enter with a needle. Sclerotherapy Centuries old, the […]
Clases de Rosen sobre el cuidado de las venas 106: Opciones de tratamiento. Parte 3 – Clarivein®
the disease varicose veins on a legs Wow… a three-parter. Makes me think of “3-Peat”, which makes me think of the glory days of Da Bulls. I’d like to think of myself as the Michael Jordan of vein docs here in my arena at Rosen Vein Care, conveniently located in Northbrook. About the closest I’ll ever come […]
Clases sobre venas de Rosen 106: Opciones de tratamiento. Parte 2
Long before my career as a vein doc performing varicose and spider vein treatments in the North suburbs of Chicago began, I worked a series of jobs and volunteered for many organizations around Chicagoland before and during my undergrad years: Lifeguard, delivering meals-on-wheels for the elderly, crisis hotline counselor, keyboardist in a band, operating room assistant. […]
Rosen Vein Rant #1: El Internet de las cosas Veiny
Close-up photo of men legs in which the doctor circles varicose veins with a marker OK…so every once in a while I have to take a break from veinblogging to reflect on the Internet as a whole. Being a nerd…no, please…dont all jump up and disagree with me too hastily,thanks…I took a pretty early interest […]
Clases sobre venas de Rosen 106: Opciones de tratamiento. Parte 1
As a Chicago native and a successful North Suburban transplant, I’m a vein doctor that has seen some pretty significant changes happen around Chicagoland over the years. But all of the political, socioeconomic and demographic changes pale by comparison to the significant technological breakthroughs that have rolled into town over the past decade. The history […]
Clases de vena de Rosen 105: Diagnóstico y clasificación. Parte 3
When last we left off, I was describing how vein disease gets diagnosed. Once the history, physical exam and ultrasound are performed, enough pieces of the puzzle exist to put together a coherent picture. The way Phlebologists (doctors like me who specialize in vein disease) describe such a picture is by using the “C.E.A.P” system. […]
Lección 105 sobre la vena de Rosen: Diagnóstico: Reconociendo el problema. Parte 1
a phlebologist does an ultrasound of the veins of a patient with varicose veins.phlebology – study of venous pathologies of the lower extremities Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once said something like “pornography is hard to define, but you know it when you see it.” That’s not always true when it comes to vein disease. […]