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Aug 2020
Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment
What Is Ultrasound-Assisted Sclerotherapy? The designated procedure for treating purple surface veins (spider veins) and small varicose veins is sclerotherapy. A very small needle is used to inject liquid solutions into the unsightly veins. The solution creates inflammation along the inner lining of the vein wall resulting in closure of the injected vein. This works well for very small veins, but in larger veins the…
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Apr 2020
No Fee Concierge Vein Care
Dr. Bardwil, founder of Texas Vein & Cosmetic Specialists, introduces no additional fee ‘Concierge’ Vein Care. What ever happened to personalized care? Does the thought of your doctor, being your doctor, and knowing your specific problems, appeal to you? If it does, you’re not alone. Concierge medicine was born out of this frustration. That’s why many patients have enrolled with a “concierge doctor.” A concierge…
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Apr 2020
What Does a Vein Specialist Do?
I am Dr. Michael Bardwil, a vein specialist and the founder of Texas Vein & Cosmetic Specialists. A vein specialist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of abnormal leg veins. The veins that are treated are abnormal veins in the superficial venous system, these are veins which are anatomically located above the muscle. The deep veins are beneath the muscle. The deep veins…
02
Apr 2020
Virtual Consult
The French have a term “coup d’oeil.” It refers to an expert’s ability to understand much at a glance. While most medical specialists prefer face-to-face contact, and the ability to physically exam a patient, this isn’t always necessary, and during a pandemic it may not be optimal. Virtual consultations allow scheduling an appointment with a specialist, to discuss and transmit images to a medical specialist….
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Feb 2020
ARE YOU HAVING YOUR VARICOSE VEINS TREATED AT A VEIN MILL?
I’m Dr. Michael Bardwil, a vascular surgeon and owner of Texas Vein and Cosmetic Specialists: every day I treat patients with varicose veins in Houston, Texas. I want to ask, do you know what a vein mill is? If a puppy mill is defined as a “large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs” then a vein…
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Jan 2019
THE TRUTH ABOUT VARICOSE VEINS – WHAT OTHER CLINICS WON’T TELL YOU!
What should you know? Your varicose veins aren’t likely a sign of a serious underlying medical condition. I am saying this as a vascular doctor who treats varicose veins in Houston every day. You see, for centuries doctors inadvertently ran an experiment and they know what happens if your varicose veins go untreated. Up until about 20 yrs. ago the standard of care for treating…
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Dec 2016
Varicose Veins in Men
When people think of varicose veins, they tend to think of them as a problem exclusively reserved for older women. But the truth is that a surprising amount of men suffer from varicose veins, spider veins and other related vein disorders. In fact, researchers estimate that anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of men in the United States will develop varicose veins sometime between the…
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Aug 2016
Las arañas vasculares ya no tienen que preocuparte
Si tiene arañas vasculares, ciertamente no está solo. La edad, junto con una serie de afecciones médicas, pueden causar arañas vasculares o hacerlas más prominentes. Afortunadamente, existen muchas opciones de tratamiento de las venas que puede considerar para ayudar a que sus piernas se vean y se sientan mejor. Cuando desee que sus arañas vasculares sean tratadas en Houston, también querrá trabajar con buenos médicos…
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May 2016
Los fundamentos del tratamiento de las arañas vasculares
Las arañas vasculares pueden ser vergonzosas, especialmente si son fácilmente visibles para los demás. Afortunadamente, en Houston existen opciones efectivas de tratamiento de arañas vasculares disponibles para eliminar estas venas anormales y mejorar su apariencia. Si está considerando buscar tratamiento para las arañas vasculares, revise la información a continuación. ¿Qué son las arañas vasculares? Las arañas vasculares son venas anormales que pueden desarrollarse en la…
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May 2016Qué son las úlceras venosas.
Sabía que tenía una llaga en el tobillo pero, ¿sabía además que es un síntoma de un problema más grave? En Texas Vein & Cosmetic nos especializamos en el tratamiento de úlceras venosas en Houston, Texas. Las úlceras venosas se producen porque tiene un problema de circulación en las piernas, que es tratable. El primer paso es aprender más sobre el dolor en la pierna,…