Anchorage Alaska (AK) Varicose Vein Treatment Center
Alaska Vein Clinic
3300 Providence Drive
Suite 309
Anchorage AK 99508
866-823-2130
Varicose Vein Surgery in Anchorage, AK
Large, bulging veins close to the skin's surface are often found in the lower legs and feet and are called varicose. Because we walk, stand and run on our feet, veins in our lower legs and feet receive quite a bit of blood pressure.
Varicose veins can be more than a cosmetic concern since they impede blood flow and hinder the return of oxygen-depleted blood from the lower legs and back to the heart and lungs. The usual cause for this is damaged valves within the veins that allow backward blood flow and pooling of blood resulting in enlarged veins. Untreated veins can lead to serious medical conditions with associated pain, inflammation and discoloration.
Ambulatory phlebectomy—small incisions or needle punctures are used to extract the problematic veins with a phlebectomy hook. A hook is inserted into a micro-incision in the leg. A section of the vein is hooked and then removed through the incision. With this procedure, a compression bandage is worn for two weeks. This minimizes swelling and discomfort and allows for proper healing.
About Alaska Vein Clinic
The search for Anchorage varicose veins treatments ends at Dr. Robert Artwohl, M.D. His Alaska Vein Clinic offers patients suffering from varicose veins and other venous diseases the most up to date care and treatment available in the medical industry. As the only Alaskan surgeon that performs non-invasive venous treatment methods and procedures, Dr. Artwohl provides his patients with excellent care and treatment options. Varicose veins and spider veins are undesirable conditions both because of the pain they cause their sufferers and the embarrassment they cause in many public situations. Treatment for these conditions is administered by Dr. Artwohl with a high standard of professionalism. The Anchorage varicose vein clinic stays on the cutting edge of vein disease treatment technology and stays up to date with the latest modern medicine and research has to offer. Dr. Artwohl’s facility offers experience, expertise and excellent patient relations while providing exceptional vein treatment to his patients. Compression stockings, laser and light therapy, sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and other various methods are administered by this Anchorage varicose vein clinic. Located in Anchorage, Alaska the staff at the Alaska Vein Clinic performs vein treatment with a first-rate standard of excellence.