Vein Center

The experienced team of specialists and support staff at the Vein Center at Sharon Regional Medical Center offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach for the diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic vein conditions.

The Vein Center professionals provide diagnosis and treatment, as well as long-term follow-up care for patients with the following vein conditions:

• Current or previous blood clot in the leg veins or lung, and suffering from long term complications
• An IVC filter that needs to be removed
• Unsightly spider (thread) veins or large varicose veins
• Leg swelling
• A leg wound or ulcer that is hard to heal

Our treatment includes catheter-based, non-surgical interventions for the following:

• Clot removing strategies that use multiple techniques to dissolve and break up clots
• Injection sclerotherapy and laser treatment of varicose veins, both for cosmetic and medical indications
• Removal of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters even those that have been in place for many years
• Opening up chronically blocked veins using balloons and stents under intravascular ultrasound guidance
• Treatment for pelvic congestion syndrome

Does my insurance cover treatment?

Most insurance companies cover treatments for varicose veins that are medically necessary and in cases where conservative therapy with "compression" stockings has failed. Any treatment for cosmetic purposes, including sclerotherapy, is not usually covered.