Jorden Smith

If you have varicose veins, you know that they can make you feel as if you have a very personal problem that affects no one else. Every morning, you are the ones who has to look at the bulging...

Ask most people to describe what comes to mind for them when they hear the words "vein disease," and they'll probably answer, "Varicose veins." Ask them to expand upon this, and they'll say something...

When patients first come to see us at Vein Clinics of Hawaii and schedule a venous health screening with our Hawaii vein specialist, sometimes they are hesitant when we tell them that we're going to...

During your first visit with a varicose vein treatment specialist in Honolulu or Maui, he or she will ask you a number of questions to help assess your venous health. For example, you will be asked...

Many people with varicose veins react to them by covering them up with long pants or dark stockings and ignoring them, effectively trying to pretend that they're not a serious problem that requires...

Over the years, dealing with the questions that new patients always have when they consult a varicose vein treatment specialist in Honolulu or Maui for the first time, it's become obvious that a LOT...

One of the most dangerous forms of vein disease we deal with in our vein practice on Maui and Kauai is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This condition occurs when blood clots form in the large, deep...

Over half of people over the age of 50 suffer from some form of vein disease. And yet, only a small fraction of those people actually seek treatment. One of the reasons for this is that many people...

Film critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Roger Ebert once said, "The Internet is wonderful – you can find information about anything there. And some of it is even true." If you have ever tried to...

Many people, seeing the title of this article, might react by thinking, "Huh? Varicose veins are a physical problem, right? How could they affect the way I behave?" Well, these are good questions, and...

If you have read many of the articles we provide on our Vein Clinics of Hawaii website, you have probably noticed that we use the terms "invasive," "non-invasive," and "minimally-invasive" a lot when...

If you're reading this article, chances are you're tired of trying to "live with" your varicose veins and are contemplating finally doing something about them. This is a huge step, and we congratulate...

One of the things we've learned from our vein treatment center in Hawaii is most of the people we meet who have varicose veins don't understand how their swollen and discolored are affecting their...

There are times when being a Hawaii vein specialist is like being a mechanic who specializes in a precision automobile like a Ferrari. I have known a few such mechanics, and they all told me that...

As experienced vein care specialists in Kauai, we know how far many patients go to hide their varicose veins. They put on long pants or wear dark stockings every day, and come up with endless excuses...