Have you ever wondered whenever you see blood outside your body that blood is red, but veins are blue? Let us explain to you the reason behind this, but keep in mind the answer depends on a number of things, including how your eyes perceive color, how light behaves when it contacts your body, and…
Practically anyone can experience needle phobia. The correct medical name is trypanophobia – an irrational and often intense fear of hypodermic needles or injections – though it is regularly labeled belonephobia; this term is incorrect since it denotes a fear of pins and needles, without reference to the medical aspects. If you suffer from one…
Vein Stripping v Laser Vein Treatment: Out with the Old, In with the New A surgical procedure known as vein stripping used to be the most effective means of eliminating unattractive veins such as spider veins (telangiectasia’s), blue veins (reticular veins), and varicose veins. While posing a mostly cosmetic concern, these undesirable veins dampen self-confidence…
VenaSeal Treatment Superglue treatment is a unique non-surgical treatment that uses a medical adhesive to safely and effectively treat varicose veins. Unlike other treatments, it does not require tumescent local anesthetic around the vein, so there are far fewer injections. The procedure also eliminates the use of heat (or thermal energy) so there is virtually…
