Do you have aching, burning, tired, swollen legs? Do you have thickened or discolored leg skin, excessive bleeding from leg wounds or leg ulcers that don’t heal? If so, you may have a serious venous disease condition called chronic venous insufficiency. Besides a venous stasis ulcer, patients with venous disease may have spider [...]

It gives me great pleasure to tell you about some exciting venous disease treatment data that I presented before my colleagues during the November 5-8th, 2009 American College of Phlebology’s 23rd Annual Congress in Palm Desert, California. The data I presented at the conference, representing a total of 5426 cases that I treated for incompetent [...]

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 [...]

The first symptoms that become noticeable when someone is at the early stages of Chronic Venous Disease or what is otherwise known as Chronic Venous Insufficiency are swelling and pain in the legs, especially when standing. As blood pools in the legs because of poor circulation and increased pressure in the [...]