Milethin Johnson

If you’re curious about what to expect when you come in for your venous evaluation, you are not alone. Many of our patients have no idea what will happen on their first visit to our center. We want to...

You know what varicose veins are—those tangled, enlarged veins that usually pop up on the legs and affect nearly 50% of American adults. They are usually the unsightly result of pressure inside the...

Although most people relate vein disease to varicose veins on the calves or thighs or swollen legs and ankles, there are other more sinister problems that can arise in other areas of your body...

Having varicose or spider veins can be embarrassing—and rightly so! Although vein care specialists in Chicago don’t usually view them as a health concern, abnormal leg veins can be unattractive and...

There are many conditions that can affect your veins, but most fall under one of two main categories—thrombosis or insufficiency. Some of the conditions that are associated with each type are mild...

As vein care specialists in Chicago, we often throw around medical terms and bodily systems that you may not be familiar with. When we say ‘vein disease,’ we are referring to all the conditions that...

Only a few decades ago, patients had to undergo surgery just to be able to get a look at the veins underneath the skin. Luckily, detecting and diagnosing vein disease these days is as easy as an...

Many people believe that the only option for getting vein disease treatment involves surgery. This was true just over a decade ago at a time when so-called ‘vein stripping’ was the method used to...

We’re already in 2016, and if you’re like us,New Year’s resolutions are still on our mind. We plan to eat better, exercise more, cutout the bad habits… and then some. Resolutions are great –and...

Swollen legs and ankles can be caused by many benign reasons such as a sprain or too much dietary sodium. But chronic swelling in the legs and ankles might signal something more severe, such as vein...

Age can certainly take a toll on our bodies. In fact, aging is one of the primary risk factors for many health conditions such as chronic venous insufficiency, the condition behind unsightly varicose...

Over 30 millions of Americans, both men and women, suffer from varicose and spider veins problems. Varicose veins are larger in size than spider veins protruding and twisted veins that are have blue...

If you’ve already made an appointment with your Chicago vascular doctor to finally do something about your bothersome varicose veins, you probably have lots of questions. The time you spend with your...

Many people look the other way at the first signs of varicose veins. While varicose veins are unsightly and embarrassing for some people, aren’t they only a cosmetic issue? No! The truth is that...

Whether your varicose veins are painful, bothersome, or just plain unattractive, there will likely come a time when you’re finally ready to do something about them. Living with varicose veins may seem...