Vein Institute of NJ - Helpful Articles

Treating Veins on the Face, Breast and Hands

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood from your body's tissues to your heart. Veins have one-way valves that help keep blood flowing toward your heart. If your valves are weak or damaged, blood can back up and pool in your veins. This causes the veins to swell, which can lead to varicose or spider veins.

What is a Vascular Surgeon and When Do I Need One?

A vascular surgeon is someone who treats disease processes within the arteries and veins, those critical routes of the circulatory system. Vascular surgeons do not treat the heart or brain as those are specialty areas of cardiologists and neurologists.

The Noninvasive Vascular Lab: Top Things to Know

A Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory (“Vascular Lab”) is a painless and informative way to examine arteries and veins without the use of needles or imaging contrast dye.

9 Tips to Maintain Healthy Veins

With September being Healthy Aging Month, we wanted to share with you some basic tips that not only can help your veins maintain maximum health, but will also positively affect your overall health.

Planning Your Next Trip? Don’t Forget to Pack Some Socks

While summer is a popular time to travel, this doesn’t mean travel time ends when summer is over. For many of us, business travel may pick up and for others we may take advantage of off-peak travel costs available over the coming months. Either way, as you plan your itinerary, think about making a pair of compression[…]

What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency?

One of the most common questions we get here at the Vein Institute of New Jersey is: What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)?

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