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SENIOR RESOURCES

VARICOSE Dr. Wolcott is a Certified Wound

Specialist Physician with over 10

VEIN years of wound care experience. The
Southwest Regional Wound Care
Center bridges the gap between
TreaTmenT medicine and science to utilize the
most effective and innovative wound
treatments.

outhwest Regional Wound Velcro straps for tension. The
Care Center has been dedicated regular use of compression 62-year-old female, before and after,
Sto healing wounds and treating can help ease symptoms and Varithena treatment for varicose veins
varicose vein disease for over 20 prevent the formation of
years. Dr. Joseph Wolcott, MD wounds. Innovative venous
would like to bring awareness to procedures are done without
patients living with varicose veins, sedation through a needle
chronic venous insufficiency, and poke with quick recovery time
venous leg ulcers. Chronic venous here in the clinic.
disease can be easily diagnosed and
treated aggressively in our clinic. Varithena is a winning way
to treat varicose veins and
Chronic venous insufficiency due other symptoms of venous
to age, immobility, and obesity are insufficiency. It is minimally
the main risk factors in seniors. invasive and does not involve
Venous insufficiency occurs when surgical vein stripping,
healthy veins become damaged and eliminating the associated
allow the backward flow of blood risks. Varithena does not
into the legs. This pooling of blood require multiple injections to
can lead to leg heaviness, fatigue, numb the treatment site, and
cramping, swelling, redness, itching, you avoid general anesthesia,
discoloration, varicose veins, and sedation, and
ulcers. Any of these symptoms can incisions.
affect quality of life and activities of
daily living in the elderly. At Southwest
Regional Wound
Diagnosis and treatment of venous Care Center, our
insufficiency can be done in our goal is to improve
clinic using ultrasound. Ultrasound patient comfort
of the deep and superficial veins and quality of life.
will help guide treatment decisions. Come to our clinic
Treatment modalities include vein for evaluation,
closure procedures (Varithena), early diagnosis,
increased activity, elevation of legs, and treatment of
and compression garments. Newly your legs if you
designed compression garments are suspect venous
easy to put on and take off using insufficiency. 68 year old female, before and after, Varithena and Laser
treatments (over several months) for varicose veins

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