Most patients seeking treatment for unsightly spider veins and varicose veins go to a vein clinic and get great results. Or do they? In a year or two when new spider veins and varicose veins start to pop up in other areas, they may feel let down and cheated from costly cosmetic spider vein and [...]

Most people with spider veins and varicose veins are bothered by cosmetic concerns related to the appearance of their legs. For some of these people, what may be more of an issue is an underlying serious venous disease problem. When patients go to a facility for removal of spider veins and varicose veins, they should be evaluated [...]

One thing that most people do not know is that even young people can have serious venous disease. Sometimes it is discovered after a traumatic event that results in a leg ulcer that doesn’t heal. I am Douglas H. Joyce, D.O., board certified cardiac, vascular, thoracic surgeon and internationally recognized vein specialist. I have seen [...]

People who have skin imperfections that affect their skin color, tone and texture on their face, chest, neck and hands, can realize dramatic improvements through gentle laser skin rejuvenation treatments. Not only are such treatments effective for rosacea, age spots, sun spots, broken blood vessels, facial veins, blemishes, scars, birthmarks and a whole [...]

Rosacea varies from one individual to another but typically affects those with fair skin. Symptoms appear around age 30 (30-65 years old most commonly).  Rosacea occurs in men and women but women are affected three times more often. Men are likely to have more severe symptoms. Women experience symptoms in a “Butterfly” distribution (cheeks [...]