General Practitioners

• Emergency Care
  Symptoms A DVT will cause significant swelling, redness, and pain in the leg below the level of the clot, most often in the calf. This usually occurs in only one leg. If a PE occurs, there may be sudden sharp chest pain along with shortness of breath. If large enough, a PE may even by life-threatening. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, please go to your nearest emergency room as soon as possible.

Internists

• Endoscopy
  The TriVex System offers new, safer, more effective treatment to people who suffer from Varicose Veins. It was developed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., Endoscopy Division, in conjunction with, a leading general surgeon.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Nearly 70% of all women and 30% of men will develop some type of venous disorder. Spider veins result from reticular veins or truncal/saphenous insufficiency. If the patient has pain or swelling a duplex ultrasound is performed to make a complete diagnosis. If truncal/saphenous insufficiency is diagnosed, this condition should be treated prior to treatment of the spider veins.

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Dr. Saines attended Medical School at Brussels University in Belgium. His Residency training in General Surgery was completed in New York City, at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Infirmary Hospital, and New York University Hospital. He then completed a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Southern California. Dr.Saines has been in private practice in the Marina Del Rey, West LA, and Santa Monica area for over 25 years. He is a member of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, the Society for Vascular Surgery, and was Chairman of Surgery at Centinela Hospital Medical Center for two years. He is also the inventor of three medical devices, for which he holds patents. Dr. Saines has been designated a Veins Hero for his work in advancing the less invasive treatment of venous disease. His other interests are Endovascular Surgery in which he was one of the first doctors in LA to perform Endovascular Aneurysm repair.
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and usually takes less than an hour. In one study comparing results from minimally-invasive surgery to those obtained with the older technique of hook phlebectomy, the minimally-invasive procedure cut operating time in half, reduced the number of incisions by 50 to 75 percent, required less anesthesia and caused less post-operative pain than the older sugery.
• Vascular Surgery

Dermatologists

• Ulcer
  Sclerotherapy is an appropriate treatment of small- to medium-sized reticular veins that feed spider veins, or small varicose veins that remain after the endovenous laser treatment of reflux in the large saphenous veins. Occasional patients will also have perforator veins (connection between the deep and superficial veins) that are causing a skin ulcer. These are also well-treated with injection sclerotherapy.