Varicose Veins Specialist

More than 70% of Americans suffer from varicose veins or another type of vein disease. If you’re tired of the cosmetic and physical difficulties associated with varicose veins, you can trust top-rated interventional radiologist Dev Batra, MD, at Texas Vascular Institute for personalized treatment, comfortable procedures, and excellent vein disease education. Reach out to the offices in Hurst and Dallas, Texas, by phone or through the online scheduler today.

Varicose Veins Q & A

What are varicose veins?

Varicose veins are large, ropy veins that twist through your legs. Varicose veins are usually quite prominent on the surface of your legs. In addition to their unattractive appearance, varicose veins can cause some very uncomfortable and difficult symptoms.

If you don’t get treatment for varicose veins, they can grow much worse, potentially extending to the deep veins that act as a main pathway to relay blood back to your heart. This leads to blood pooling in all of your leg veins, potentially causing:

Leg pain
Leg swelling
Itchy skin
Discolored skin (skin pigmentation changes like darkening)
Achy legs
Leg cramps
Leg ulcers

If you have varicose veins, you’re up to 430% more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis, a potentially life-threatening condition in which you develop a blood clot in one of your deep veins.

Although deep vein thrombosis is a rare condition, it’s important to speak with your Texas Vascular Institute specialist to understand your personal risk level and how you can take steps to prevent it.

What causes varicose veins?

The main underlying cause of vein disease, including varicose veins, is venous reflux. If you have venous reflux, it essentially means that your vein valves don’t work efficiently. This leads to blood flowing back down into your legs rather than up to the heart where it should be.

If untreated, venous reflux may eventually cause chronic venous insufficiency, also known as chronic venous disease. If you develop chronic venous disease, you can develop varicose veins and all the troublesome symptoms that go with them.

Certain factors, including aging, being female, being obese, smoking, and standing for long periods, can increase your risk for varicose veins and other vein problems.

What is the best way to eliminate varicose veins?

Texas Vascular Institute is a full-service vein treatment facility that offers state-of-the-art varicose vein treatments. Every treatment is customized for your needs and comfort, so your provider helps you decide which approach works best for you.

Although conservative management approaches such as exercise, weight loss, and compression hosiery can help reduce certain varicose vein symptoms, these measures don’t actually treat the veins themselves. To effectively treat varicose veins, your provider typically uses minimally invasive procedures including:

VenaSeal™
Endovenous radiofrequency ablation
Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy
Microphlebectomy

All of these treatment approaches are faster, easier, and considerably less painful than surgical techniques. Surgical procedures like vein ligation and vein stripping require many incisions and a long recovery period.

Book your appointment at Texas Vascular Institute online or call the office for varicose vein help now.

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Amazing Practice

I'm very particular with my Healthcare and tend to be cautious with referrals to specialists. This office is amazing from the first point of contact. Their staff are friendly, professional and highly knowledgeable. Then the Dr is just as amazing as his staff, absolutely brilliant. Office manager Jessica has this office running like a well oiled machine and does so with a smile, an air of confidence, kindness and professionalism. Love this practice!!

- Richard G.

Beyond Thankful

Dr Batra and his staff are amazing! We are so grateful to have found him. Everyone is so kind and so caring and Dr Batra explains everything so well and does procedures with excellence. Beyond thankful to be under their care!!!

- Bitsy P.

Gold Standard

This is a gold standard for how a medical practice should be run. I was promptly seen at my scheduled time, my ultrasound was thorough and I received plenty of attention and care from the staff and Dr.Batra.

- Weronika L.