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How can smoking affect your vascular health?
Smoking and Vascular Disease The reality of cigarettes is that it is not one product. Every time you smoke, you not only ingest nicotine, but hundreds of other deadly chemicals in the tobacco leaf, paper, [...]
Complications of Untreated Varicose Veins: Bleeding or Hemorrhage Caused by Vein Rupture
Untreated varicose veins are at a higher than usual risk of bleeding or spontaneous rupture. Over time, varicose veins become larger, and the vein wall becomes weak and stretched out. These veins, which are [...]
ClosureFast™ an endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedure
ClosureFast™ an endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedure The procedure, Closurefast is for the backward flow of blood (or “Venous reflux”) in your saphenous vein(s). The great saphenous veins and small saphenous veins are the two [...]
3 Vein Treatments
Varicose Vein Treatments Varicose veins, which are the bulging, twisted veins just beneath the surface of the skin, can be effectively treated after the underlying vein reflux is corrected. There are two main options for [...]
What you need to know about Varicoceles
What are Varicoceles? A varicocele is a term used to describe abnormal enlargement of the veins within the scrotum. The veins carry blood from the various body organs back to the heart. Typically, veins have [...]
Risk Factors of Developing Uterine Fibroids
Who is at Risk of Developing Uterine Fibroids? There are certain natural circumstances, habits, and lifestyle choices that have been shown to come with an increased chance of developing uterine fibroids, as follow: -Ethnic Origin [...]
