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So you've decided to see a doctor about symptoms you suspect might be signs of vein disease. Congratulations…that's a wise decision. During your first visit, your doctor will probably ask you a number...

Your legs contain a vast network of blood vessels that make up an important part of your circulatory system. Blood is conveyed to your lower extremities through your arteries, but it is then sent back...

Vascular medicine is a blanket term that covers the diagnosis and treatment of three very different conditions – heart disease, arterial disease, and vein disease. And yet, there is one medical test...

Your body relies on a complex system of arteries and veins to effectively transport blood to where it is needed. Your arteries are tasked with moving oxygenated blood from the heart to the body’s...

There are times when being a New Jersey vein expert is like being a mechanic who specializes in Porsche automobiles. I have known a few such mechanics, and they all told me that several times a year a...

With the increasing interest in health foods and supplements, we have noticed that when we meet many new patients at our vein treatment center in New Jersey for the first time they ask us whether...

Nobody likes to be in the hospital, but many of us end up making more visits than we would like. While it’s always better to get the care you need than to continue living with health issues, wouldn’t...

If you are an athlete, it is likely that you have seen advertisements for or articles about "compression socks," many of them claiming that they will improve your performance. If you are like many of...

Ultrasound imaging, or sonography, has been cited as the most important advance in medicine during the last half of the 20th century. Its use by physicians to "see inside the body" without having to...

How do you feel when you look at your legs and see varicose veins? It’s unlikely you feel good about the way you look. In fact, you might feel discouraged, unattractive, and even depressed. Most...

If one of those "roving reporters" from your local TV station stopped you on the street and asked you to name the most important "breakthroughs" in medical science in recent decades, what would you...

As doctors who are widely considered some of the top vein doctors in Bergen County, we are by now used to the fact that many people think all that we do is treat varicose veins. But it's not true. We...

"Vein disease." It seems to be a simple term, but what exactly does it mean? In the broadest sense, vein disease is a condition in which your veins are no longer able to function effectively. When you...

An important part of our job as varicose vein removal experts in New Jersey is to provide ongoing patient education about varicose veins, spider veins, and other forms of vein disease. In the articles...

On this website, we write about veins and vein disease a great deal, because, after all, that is our specialty at Chuback Medical Group. So we provide articles about the different types of vein...