FAQs Archives | IVC Interventional Vascular and Vein Center

April 18, 2017

Insurances can be very confusing when it comes to healthcare, but don’t worry. At IVC, we go over your insurance coverage to help you understand what they will cover for your medical procedures in our office. So when you leave our office, you will have […]

What Causes Varicoceles?

May 25, 2011

Varicoceles are a relatively common condition (affecting approximately 10 percent of men) that tend to occur in young men, usually during the second or third decade of life. Sometimes these varicoceles cause no symptoms and are harmless, but sometimes a varicocele can cause pain, atrophy […]

What should I address first, my pelvis or my legs?

April 7, 2011

Often times our female patients have both leg varicose veins and pelvic varicose veins. Although these veins are in different locations both sources can be symptomatic to the patient. The question then becomes “which do I treat first?” The problematic veins although similar in pathology […]

What Should I Expect After Ambulatory Phlebectomy?

March 14, 2011

Patients will often experience significant bruising, significant redness and a feeling of warmth in the areas of treatment. These issues will typically resolve within one to two weeks. You may also experience bleeding from a phlebectomy site. This can be quite significant. If you encounter […]

Will My Sclerotherapy Procedure Be Painful?

January 27, 2011

Sclerotherapy uses ultrasound guidance to inject a medication into veins, causing the vein to scar and close permanently. This procedure is routinely used at IVC and patients want to know how this procedure compares to endovenous thermal ablation (EVTA) as far as pain caused during […]

Is it safe to close down veins? Don’t you need those veins?

December 30, 2010

Often times when we are talking to patients about closing down their problematic varicose veins we will get asked “are you sure you can close down those veins?” or “doesn’t my body need those veins, are you going to make things worse?” When treating varicose […]

Why can’t all my Varicose Veins be treated in one session?

December 16, 2010

Often patients want to know why all of their procedures for varicose veins cannot be done all in one setting. At IVC we understand that it would be more convenient for some patients to have all the procedures done at once, but there are a […]

Will My EVTA Procedures Hurt?

November 8, 2010

One of the most frequent questions asked is will the procedures hurt. This is often a difficult question to answer, because everyone experiences pain differently. Some patients report no pain after the procedure and for others the pain can be significant. For the purposes of […]