Crossing legs has long been blamed for causing varicose veins. But Dr Jason Toniolo, Vascular Surgeon and Director of The Art of Vein Care, says while leg crossing may make veins more visible temporarily, it does not cause them to form. “Most varicose veins are caused...
Just as an architect will create a blueprint of your house, at AVC our bulk-billed ultrasound helps create a blueprint of your vein and vascular system, says AVC sonographer Hadi Younes. “Sometimes what is happening on the outside of the body, isn’t what’s happening...
People frequently have Pap Smears, breast checks, prostate checks and heart checks in middle age – but what about vein health? Here are the risk factors of Peripheral Artery Disease which causes pain or telltale cramping in the legs during walking which then...
Winning the weight war can go a long way towards reducing vein problems. Though commonly associated with older adults, varicose veins still crop up frequently in the 20s and 30s — and are increasingly related to obesity. Dr Jason Toniolo, vascular surgeon and Director...
With medicine becoming more specialised than ever, it’s important to know who to see for vascular conditions of the body heart and brain. “Excluding the brain and the heart, a general vascular surgeon operates on any vessels on the periphery of the body including the...
