Summer is Almost Over · 26. August 2017

Everyone wants to have great looking legs come summer time. It is best to start vein treatment before the season starts. Vein treatment is a process if performed correctly and results usually take 3-6 months.

IDK about Vein Disease · 26. August 2017

Chronic venous disease is out of the scope of practice of most primary care providers. For this reason many patients are given poor or no advice as to treatment or diagnosis.

Sonography to RN Degree Program · 07. August 2017

Registered Nurses can become Sonographers simply by being trained on the job. There is not a pathway for Sonographer's to become nurses, despite the commonalities between the two professions. If you had a choice in a Registered Nurse or a Registered Vascular Sonographer injecting your veins who would you choose? Most nurses would choose the Sonographer. Who would you want to perform your ultrasound guided procedure a sonographer or a provider with no ultrasound experience? Find out more ....

Vein Testing Differences · 01. June 2017

The gold standard for venous insufficiency is compression ultrasound. Doppler in many ways has been downgraded and some even think it should be eliminated. This thought process causes false negative exams.

Advantage of Vein Treatment Before Knee Surgery · 14. April 2017

Jason, a recently retired administrator, came to Truffles Vein Specialists before proceeding with a left total knee replacement. He had experienced chronic knee pain and mild swelling for nearly a decade, however it had progressively worsened since his retirement. “It’s true, when you retire, you find yourself suddenly more busy. With my new and busy schedule, my left knee became very swollen,” he said. “I developed a bulging lump on the inside and behind my right knee and I had...

Poor Medical Advice · 02. June 2016

You’ve heard it before…maybe even from your doctor ”varicose veins a cosmetic issue, you do not need treatment, it can make it worse”. Please read this next sentence very carefully and slowly.

You Can't Run from Vein Disease · 26. May 2016

Many runners develop varicose veins. The veins bulge after a long run and there are obvious signs of medical vein disease, yet runners often don't complain of symptoms. The symptoms rush on the stage when they have an injury or stop due to other reasons.

Green Tomatoes for Varicose Veins · 23. May 2016

Everyone is looking for a quick fix. We all want that magical cure that saves us time and money. I know I wish I could find that magical weight loss drug that helps me drop inches without sweating it out at the gym and counting calories, but the truth is that quick fixes don’t work. The same can be said for varicose vein treatments. The only way to get rid of varicose veins once and for all is to see a specialist, like Dr. Paul Feldman at Truffles Vein Specialists, so you can get a...

VenaSeal Treatment Atlanta · 17. May 2016

You will find that many vein providers advertise the new VenaSeal procedure, however there are only two physicians in the Atlanta area who have actually performed the treatment. Dr. Ricotta in Roswell, Georgia and Dr. Feldman in Fayetteville, Georgia are the only vein doctors to actually perform the procedure at the time of this publication. For those on the south side, who prefer to avoid the task of navigating Atlanta traffic, Dr. Paul Feldman at Truffles Vein Specialists is now offering the...

Fake News · 16. May 2016

Natural treatments for varicose veins can be found all over the internet. As a vein specialist, I am astonished at the naivety of the general public when it comes to this condition. It is hard for me to remember a time when I didn’t understand venous anatomy and physiology.