{"id":128,"date":"2014-08-19T14:23:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T14:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/vein-center\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2014-08-26T14:41:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T14:41:56","slug":"when-to-see-our-vein-specialists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/about-our-center\/when-to-see-our-vein-specialists\/","title":{"rendered":"When to See Our Vein Specialists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #464646\">You don\u2019t need a physician referral to see a specialist at the UC Health Vein Center. You can schedule an appointment with a vein specialist\u2014there\u2019s no long wait for appointments.<\/p>\n<p>How do you know when to get help for a vein problem? We\u2019re happy to see you at any point in your journey. If your legs have any of these symptoms, please schedule an appointment for a consultation:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #464646\">\n<li class=\"first\">Painful<\/li>\n<li>Swollen<\/li>\n<li>Tender<\/li>\n<li>Itchy<\/li>\n<li>Bulging<\/li>\n<li>Have wounds that don\u2019t heal<\/li>\n<li class=\"last\">Unsightly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #464646\">If your vein problem is simply cosmetic\u2014you don\u2019t like how they make your legs appear\u2014that\u2019s still a valid reason for consulting a vein specialist. Treatment of spider veins (small surface veins), is one of our specialties. Our expert staff has over 50\u00a0combined years of experience in sclerotherapy, a minimally-invasive procedure used to eliminate these unsightly veins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #464646\">You don\u2019t have to live with discomfort or unsightly veins. Generally, vein problems don\u2019t go away without help. They often get worse. Our patients remark that they feel great relief after treatment.\u00a0Many of our patients have been treated elsewhere, unsuccessfully, and have felt like nothing more can be done. We give them hope and solutions. We encourage you to see us to explore your options.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Own Vascular Lab<\/h3>\n<p>Lab work is an important part of evaluating vein problems and we provide expert ultrasound examination by Registered Vascular Technicians. \u00a0The UC Health Vein Center has an on-site Vascular Laboratory managed by registered vascular technicians. It\u2019s accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, which means every aspect of operation and patient care meets high standards, so\u00a0patients can count on for the highest level of care and quality in vascular testing.<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/08\/iac.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-137 alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/08\/iac-300x300.gif\" alt=\"iac\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/08\/iac-300x300.gif 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/08\/iac-150x150.gif 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/08\/iac-1024x1024.gif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to go to another location to have tests to help us diagnose your problem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t need a physician referral to see a specialist at the UC Health Vein Center. You can schedule an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-128","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/145"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/vein-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}