To make sure you get treated by a true “vein specialist”, and receive appropriate care, here are a few helpful pointers:
- Make sure they are dedicated to the treatment of venous disease on a full-time basis, and not practicing their main specialty all week, and just dabbling in veins for an afternoon or two
- Make sure they have the ultrasound in-office, and can perform and evaluate the venous duplex examination themselves, which is critical to determining the most appropriate vein treatment for any particular patient
- They should be board certified in phlebology by the American Board of Phlebology.
- Make sure the office can treat the entire range of venous issues: varicose veins, spider veins, perforators, thrombosis, chronic venous disease, etc. If they are only treating some of these and not all, they are unlikely to be a true specialist. Many physicians will only treat spider veins