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Patient guideStraight answers, plain English.
Fifteen guides to the questions patients ask us most. Read, then call when you are ready.
Deep veinsDeep Vein Problems: IVUS, Venoplasty and Stents
Deep veins are hard to see from outside. These tools let your doctor look from within.
Local lifeStanding All Day in Jacksonville? Your Veins Notice
Long shifts are part of life in Jacksonville. Achy legs do not have to be.
Your visit10 Questions to Ask Your Vein Doctor
A short list on your phone makes a big visit feel smaller.
WoundsSlow-Healing Leg Sores and Your Veins
A wound that will not close is a sign to get help this week, not this season.
Women's vein healthPelvic Pain and Veins: What Women Should Know
Some vein symptoms have nothing to do with your calves, and many women never connect them.
- CVI
Chronic Venous Insufficiency: A Plain-English Guide
CVI is common, often missed and very treatable when it is caught.
ScreeningWhat Happens at a Free Vein Screening?
Twenty minutes, some warm gel and a clear picture of how your leg veins are working.
- Leg swelling
Why Do My Legs Swell? When to See a Vein Doctor
Swelling is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Here is how a vein doctor narrows it down.
Spider veinsSpider Veins: What a Vein Doctor Wants You to Know
Small, common and usually harmless, but sometimes a hint about what is going on underneath.
Varicose veinsVaricose Veins: Cosmetic Bother or Medical Problem?
Two veins can look the same and mean very different things. An ultrasound settles it.
Meet the doctorMeet Dr. Yazan Khatib, FCCI President
FCCI's President has spent his career opening blocked leg vessels without major surgery.
Meet the doctorMeet Dr. Rabih Tabet, Vascular Cardiologist
A Yale-trained vascular cardiologist who speaks English, French and Arabic and grows bonsai trees.
- Doctors
What Is a Vascular Doctor, and How Is It Different?
Vascular doctors focus on blood vessels outside the heart, including the veins in your legs.
- Symptoms
7 Signs It Is Time to See a Vein Doctor
Most leg vein problems give warnings first. Here are the ones FCCI's Vein Clinic watches for.
- Choosing a doctor
Vein Doctor or Skin Doctor: Who Should Check Your Legs?
Spider veins can look like a skin issue, but the cause often sits deeper, in the veins themselves.