In this video below, Dr. Danny Chan explains “What Is Varicocele?” Varicocele is a dilatation and a dysfunction of what we call the gonadal vein in a man. It’s analogous to the ovarian vein in a woman. The condition increases the blood flow, and the back up of blood, to the left and right gonadal … Continue reading Medical Minute: What Is Varicocele
Fibroids and UFE: Ask the Doctor
Do you have fibroids? Considering Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) to treat your fibroids? In this series of videos Dr. Suzanne Slonim, specialist in treating fibroids and helping many women avoid hysterectomies, answers patients’ common questions concerning fibroids and the UFE procedure. Precision VIR is the first independent Vascular and Interventional Radiology practice in North Texas, … Continue reading Fibroids and UFE: Ask the Doctor
All About Varicoceles Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment
What Are Varicoceles? A varicocele is essentially a varicose vein of the testicle or scrotum. In normally functioning veins in the scrotum, one-way valves allow blood to flow from the testicles back into the rest of the body. In a varicocele, these valves do not function correctly, thus allowing blood to pool and enlarge the … Continue reading All About Varicoceles Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment
Pain Management
The process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Mild to moderate pain can usually be treated with analgesic medications, such as aspirin. For chronic or severe pain, opiates and other narcotics may be used, sometimes in concert with analgesics; with steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs when the pain is related to inflammation; … Continue reading Pain Management
Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD Awareness Month September
September is The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD Awareness month, and here at Precision Vascular and Interventional (Precision VIR), we agree that it is important to educate our patients on this crippling and costly disease. PAD, in simpler terms, is when the arteries of the legs become clogged from atherosclerotic plaque … Continue reading Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD Awareness Month September
Learn About Interventional Radiology in New Online Documentary
What if a doctor could save your limb, your liver, your brain … your life, and send you home with only a Band-Aid? No Surgery, No Stitches, No Scars. This is the tag-line of the new documentary series released on Amazon showcasing interventional radiology. Without a Scalpel is a 40-minute episode featuring the stories of … Continue reading Learn About Interventional Radiology in New Online Documentary
Guidelines for After Sclerotherapy
You have been treated for unwanted veins on your legs or trunk. The recovery is very simple and predictable with most individuals having little or no problems, especially if you follow the instructions below after your Sclerotherapy treatment. Resume daily activities as normal. Wear the compression stockings or support hose on the treated leg continuously … Continue reading Guidelines for After Sclerotherapy
Leg Restlessness
Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency Leg Restlessness. Patients with chronic lower extremity venous insufficiency may describe the feeling of the constant urge to move their legs, particularly at night. This sensation may be caused by restless legs syndrome (RLS). One mechanism to explain this sensation may be that when the blood is not emptying out of … Continue reading Leg Restlessness
Venous Leg Ulcers
Personalized Medical Treatment for Venous Leg Ulcers: The most severe manifestation of venous disease is when inadequate blood flow from venous congestion causes weakening of the immune system, namely white blood cells. The weakened immune system and venous congestion combination can cause a local build up of toxins in the tissues of the legs, most … Continue reading Venous Leg Ulcers
Skin Discoloration & Hyperpigmentation
Personalized Medical Treatment for Skin Discoloration & Hyperpigmentation Skin discoloration happens when iron from the red blood cells gets deposited under the skin and “stains” the skin. This occurs when there is increased venous congestion causing a leaking of red blood cells into the tissues, especially the lower legs. The venous congestion can be from underlying varicose veins. When … Continue reading Skin Discoloration & Hyperpigmentation