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3 Vascular Health Resolutions for the New Year

3 Vascular Health Resolutions for the New Year
Start this year with habits that support your arteries and veins. Here are three achievable resolutions that can improve circulation, reduce symptoms, and protect long-term vascular health.
Jan 22nd, 2026
Traveling for the Holidays? 5 Tips to Prevent DVT

Traveling for the Holidays? 5 Tips to Prevent DVT
Extended journeys can raise your risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a serious blood clot condition. Learn five simple ways to keep your circulation healthy while traveling this holiday season.
Nov 11th, 2025
Can Custom Orthotics Correct Hammertoe?

Can Custom Orthotics Correct Hammertoe?
Hammertoe can limit mobility and often causes ongoing foot pain. Read more to discover how custom orthotics alleviate hammertoe symptoms, slow disease progression, and promote foot health to avoid surgery.
Sep 29th, 2025
Are Spider Veins a Health Concern?

Are Spider Veins a Health Concern?
Wondering if those small red or blue veins on your legs or face are more than just a cosmetic issue? Learn what spider veins mean for your health and when it’s time to see a vascular specialist.
Aug 11th, 2025
Why Wound Care Is So Important for Diabetics

Why Wound Care Is So Important for Diabetics
Even a small wound can turn serious for someone with diabetes. In this blog, we explain why proper wound care is essential and how to protect yourself from complications like diabetic ulcers.
Jul 9th, 2025
Should I Be Concerned About Leg Discoloration?

Should I Be Concerned About Leg Discoloration?
Noticing changes in your leg color? Leg discoloration signals something is wrong with your circulation, from varicose veins to deep vein thrombosis. Read on to learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for leg discoloration.
Jun 2nd, 2025
Why Is Deep Vein Thrombosis So Dangerous?

Why Is Deep Vein Thrombosis So Dangerous?
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is far more than just a blood clot — it can be life-threatening. Learn the warning signs, why it’s dangerous, and how we can help you avoid serious complications like pulmonary embolism.
Jun 2nd, 2025
Recent Updates in the Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis

Recent Updates in the Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis
If you’ve learned that you have carotid artery stenosis, you might feel a mix of confusion and concern. The good news is that treatments have come a long way, and exciting new options are helping patients stay healthier and safer than ever before.
May 2nd, 2025
5 Ways to Tell Lymphedema Apart from Venous Insufficiency

5 Ways to Tell Lymphedema Apart from Venous Insufficiency
Swelling in the legs or arms can be alarming, especially when it’s hard to tell what might be causing it. In this post, we look at five key ways to distinguish two common causes of swelling — lymphedema and venous insufficiency.
Mar 5th, 2025

5 Risk Factors For Peripheral Arterial Disease
If leg pain is slowing you down, don’t assume it’s simply part of getting older. A more serious underlying cause could be at play, like peripheral arterial disease. Are you at risk? Here’s what you should know.
Feb 21st, 2025
PAD Awareness Month

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month
Undiagnosed peripheral arterial disease can lead to limb loss, stroke, kidney damage, and is associated with vascular disease of the heart and the brain. Specialists at VSA have many sophisticated techniques available to treat PAD.
Oct 4th, 2024
Peripheral Vascular Awareness Month

Peripheral Vascular Awareness Month
In honor of Peripheral Vascular Awareness Month (September), the specialists at Vascular Surgery Associates wanted to send out an update on this very common but very treatable diagnosis.
Oct 9th, 2023
Varicose Veins

Varithena and the Treatment of Varicose Veins
Treatment of varicose veins by vascular providers has evolved significantly over the years. With Varithena, vascular surgery providers can treat both large and small varicose veins in an office setting and avoid an operating room procedure.
May 4th, 2023
Lymphedema

Managing Lymphedema
Untreated lymphedema edema can lead to wounds, ulcerations, or infections. At Vascular Surgery Associates, we find the causes of a patient’s lower extremity edema and prevent complications that can be time-consuming and costly.
Dec 21st, 2022

What is Venous Insufficiency?
Your veins are a series of one-way valves. When these valves do not close properly, blood will pool in the veins of the legs and feet, and this is known as “venous insufficiency”.
Nov 18th, 2022

Arterial Aneurysm Risks & Screening
It is so important to identify and treat aortic aneurysms before catastrophe strikes. A ruptured aortic aneurysm can result in death in 50% of patients. But, if caught and treated before rupture occurs, a mortality rate of less than 5% is observed.
Nov 7th, 2022
Our Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Our Physician Assistants and the Patient Experience
At Vascular Surgery Associates, we operate as a multidisciplinary team to provide the most efficient and well-rounded care to our patients. This brings to attention the role of PAs in our practice.
Sep 6th, 2022

We Have A Choice
We live in a world that is changing at a faster rate than perhaps any other era since the dawn of time. This an exciting time, but for every advance comes potential peril...
Jul 22nd, 2022

Wound Care
Vascular surgeons….few people know what we do until they need us. Wound care would be one of the best examples of a service provided by a diverse team of nurses, advanced practitioners, medical doctors and surgeons for everything from slow to heal minor t
Apr 20th, 2022
Atherosclerosis -- a

Atherosclerosis -- a "Hard" Problem to Treat
Much of what our practice does is deal with the consequences of this disease, as the clogging, blocking, and breakdown effect it has on the body’s blood vessels can be disastrous.Much of what our practice does is deal with the consequences of this disease,
Feb 15th, 2022