Being on the go takes a toll on your legs.   Ask yourself:  Do my legs get tired or achy by the end of the day?  Do my ankles swell? Do I have heaviness or discoloration in my legs or feet (do I have diabetes)?  Do I have red spider or blue prominent veins [...]

The latest research is revealing that children as young as three years old can have heart disease. What isn’t known is the age when venous disease can show up. Facts are that patients in their 20’s and 30’s have presented at the Joyce Vein & Aesthetic Institute in Punta Gorda, Florida with a leg ulcer [...]

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 [...]