Definitive treatment for spider veins involves injections. Some will claim that superficial lasers or radiofrequency generators can do the job…but, in my opinion…based on experience…I would recommend starting with sclerotherapy first and use those other modalities as a last resort or to treat veins too small to enter with a needle. Sclerotherapy Centuries old, the… Read More…
Rosen Vein Care Lectures: Varicose Vein Treatments Part 3: Clarivein®
Wow… a three-parter. Makes me think of “3-Peat”, which makes me think of the glory days of Da Bulls. I’d like to think of myself as the Michael Jordan of vein docs here in my arena at Rosen Vein Care, conveniently located in Northbrook. About the closest I’ll ever come to making a slam-dunk is… Read More…
Rosen Vein Lectures: Vein Treatments, Part 2
Long before my career as a vein doc performing varicose and spider vein treatments in the North suburbs of Chicago began, I worked a series of jobs and volunteered for many organizations around Chicagoland before and during my undergrad years: Lifeguard, delivering meals-on-wheels for the elderly, crisis hotline counselor, keyboardist in a band, operating room assistant…. Read More…
Rosen Vein Rant #1: The Internet of Things Veiny
OK…so every once in a while I have to take a break from veinblogging to reflect on the Internet as a whole. Being a nerd…no, please…dont all jump up and disagree with me too hastily,thanks…I took a pretty early interest in the Internet back in the early 90’s. Back then it was a much more… Read More…
Rosen Vein Lectures: Treatment Options, part 1
As a Chicago native and a successful North Suburban transplant, I’m a vein doctor that has seen some pretty significant changes happen around Chicagoland over the years. But all of the political, socioeconomic and demographic changes pale by comparison to the significant technological breakthroughs that have rolled into town over the past decade.
Rosen Vein Lectures Diagnosis, Part 3: Classification
Pop Quiz: What do Chicago (and the Northern Suburbs) have in common with Antarctica? If you can’t answer the question then you are likely reading this on the veranda of your winter refuge someplace far away and warm. Yes, I still have sympathy for you and your vein issues…but perhaps just a bit less than… Read More…
Rosen Vein Lecture 105: Diagnosis, part 2…The Ultrasound Exam
Diagnosis: The Ultrasound Don’t freak-out…this is not going to be an in-depth, headache-provoking foray into the vagaries of ultrasound physics. [whew!] Simply put, an ultrasound probe puts out sound waves that either pass through or bump into things. Think of a submarine under water or a radar above ground…sending out signals with a transmitter and… Read More…
And now for something completely different. It’s: Laryngospasm
Laryngospasm & You: Enquiring Minds & Inspiring Throats Want to Know So…as most of my Facebook buddies know…I recently had what I perceived to be a near-death experience due to something called laryngospasm (don’t bother Googling, I’ll explain all in a minute or two) caused by a combination of a bad upper respiratory infection and… Read More…
Rosen Vein Lecture105: Diagnosis, part 1…Recogizing the Problem
Rosen Vein Lectures 105: Diagnosing Vein Disease Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once said something like “pornography is hard to define, but you know it when you see it.” That’s not always true when it comes to vein disease. It isn’t always about what you see at the surface. In fact, some patients with significant… Read More…
RosenVeinLecture 104,Pt2: Why Bad Veins Happen To Good People
Venous Pathophysiology, Part 2 The whole of the Chicagoland area…including Northbrook where Rosen Vein Care is located…was once burdened by a sheet of glacial ice that oppressively flowed southward from Wisconsin. But hey…that’s just a theory. It’s not as if there was a video camera catching the evidence as it happened over hundreds of thousands… Read More…
