Working With Your Houston Vein Doctor Can Help You Decide Which Vein Treatment Is Right For You

Possibly the most important "decision point" in the process of ridding yourself of your varicose veins, spider veins, or other venous disorders is that moment when you say (like the character in the film Network), "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more!" That's the point at which many people who had been trying to "live with" their vein disease for months or even years decide to actually DO SOMETHING to get rid of it. As experienced varicose vein removal experts in Houston, we congratulate anyone who has reached that point and is ready to seek treatment.

But now another decision point arises – WHICH treatment should you seek? You've probably heard about many of them from your friends or on the Internet – radiofrequency ablation, ambulatory phlebectomy, sclerotherapy – but do you know what these terms mean, and which treatment you should choose? In this article, we explain that one of the most important roles of a vein doctor is to help patients to choose the right treatment option.

The "right" treatment option for you depends on many factors

All treatment starts with a thorough venous health screening and physical examination to determine the seriousness and cause of your vein disease. The treatment options appropriate for a patient who has minor examples of spider veins on his neck or legs are not the same as the treatment options appropriate for a patient whose varicose veins are so large and infected that their legs are covered with open, bleeding sores, or so painful that they can barely walk.

But there are other factors that are almost as important when deciding on a treatment regimen, and one of them is what your personal goals are in seeking treatment. For example, if you have varicose veins, are you more interested in overcoming the chronic feelings of tiredness and weakness in your legs, or are you more interested in eliminating the unattractiveness of the varicose veins and regaining the original beauty of your legs? In this example, you could possibly achieve relief from the weakness caused by varicose veins through conservative treatment – diet, lifestyle changes, and wearing compression stockings. But if you want to look good in shorts or a bathing suit again, treatments that are more aggressive might be more appropriate.

Working with a vein doctor is really working WITH a vein doctor

The job of your Houston varicose vein treatment doctor is not to "sell you" on a particular treatment regimen, but to listen carefully to what your personal goals are, and then to help you choose the treatments that enable you to meet them. For example, at our vein clinic in Houston, after he has performed his examination, Dr. Rao will explain your condition to you and then carefully explain each of the possible treatment options to you.

For some patients who want to remove their varicose veins entirely, a treatment called sclerotherapy might be the best option. For others, radiofrequency ablation or ambulatory phlebectomy might produce better results. As a caring Houston vein doctor, Dr. Rao will help you to understand the relative benefits of each possible treatment and will respond to your questions to help you choose the one that best matches your personal goals, your health insurance limitations, and any other concerns that you bring up.

So how do I find out more?

Your first step in starting this interactive process and beginning to work with the best vein doctor in Houston should be to pick up your telephone and call Dr. Rau at 281-888-1464 to set up an initial consultation. Then just relax and allow Dr. Rau to use his years of expertise to help you to make the best treatment decision for you.

Author Bio: A Houston vein doctor and Houston varicose vein doctor explains how he can help you choose the right vein treatment for you.