Dr. Nisha Bunke and Dr. Helane Fronek, La Jolla Vein Care’s vein specialists
Check out La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Bunke and Dr. Fronek in the October issue of San Diego Magazine, which is the Top Doctor’s Issue. The article highlights the doctor’s expertise, specialized training, and diagnostic and innovative treatment technology that is offered at La Jolla Vein Care.
Recognized on 13 October, World Thrombosis Day (WTD) focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood disease of thrombosis. With hundreds of educational events in countries around the world, WTD and its partners place a global spotlight on thrombosis as an urgent and growing health problem.
Thrombosis is the formation of potentially deadly blood clots in the artery (arterial thrombosis) or vein (venous thrombosis). Once formed, a clot can slow or block normal blood flow, and even break loose and travel to an organ. This can result in significant injury, including heart attack, stroke and venous thromboembolism – the top three cardiovascular killers.
At La Jolla Vein Care, we specialize in ultrasound imaging technology that can diagnose blood clots in the leg veins, called deep venous thrombosis or DVT. A new or acute DVT requires emergency care. Old or chronic DVTs can damage the valves in the leg veins, causing a collection of signs and symptoms related to venous disease. We treat these types of conditions at La Jolla Vein Care. 
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – A blood clot that forms in the veins located deep within a limb, usually the lower leg or thigh. By blocking the flow of blood back to the heart, these clots are often characterized by pain and swelling of the leg. Clots in the leg can break off, travel to the lungs and lodge there as pulmonary embolism (PE). These can be fatal because they block the flow of blood from the lungs back into the heart.
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The great saphenous vein (GSV), previously referred to as the long saphenous vein, is a superficial leg vein that runs from the top of the thigh near the groin, down the inner thigh all the way to the inner ankle. The top blue arrow in this diagram points to the location of the great saphenous vein.
The Great Saphenous vein is responsible for varicose veins about 80% of the time. When varicose veins appear in the inner thigh or calf areas, the GSV is often the culprit (see picture). The other superficial vein is largely responsible for varicose veins in the small saphenous vein. The small saphenous vein (SSV) runs along the back of the calf. The SSV was previously referred to as the short saphenous vein. Varicose veins on the backside of the leg are often caused by leaky valves within the small saphenous vein.
Need help putting on your compression stockings or want useful tips? Watch this video. Go to La Jolla Vein Care’s Youtube channel for more videos.
Curious how foam sclerotherapy works? Watch an animation here. For more vein procedure videos, go to La Jolla Vein Care’s Youtube channel.
Are you curious how sclerotherapy is performed? To view more vein procedure videos, go to La Jolla Vein Care’s YouTube channel.
La Jolla Vein Care’s Dr. Nisha Bunke will be featured on “American Health Front!” this Sunday at 3:00pm on CBS 8. This medical program will follow the PGA tour. Dr. Bunke talks about vein disorders that afflict Americans and leading edge procedures for treating varicose veins.
Tune in this Sunday, May 17th at 3:00pm on CBS Channel 8, immediately following the final round of the Wells Fargo PGA golf tournament.
Before and after picture of varicose vein treatment at La Jolla Vein Care. Read more about non-surgical varicose vein removal or click here to go to la jolla vein care’s photo gallery.
This is a before and after picture of leg vein treatment with sclerotherapy at La Jolla Vein Care. See all of our Before and After Photos of San Diego Vein Treatment. Go to the ‘Results‘ page of www.july01ljvascular.com. Click here to see more before and after photos of leg vein treatment by La Jolla Vein Care.
Watch a video on spider vein treatment with sclerotherapy.
Sclerotherapy is considered the ‘gold standard’ of treatment for leg veins.
Sclerotherapy involves an injection of a medication into the vein. This will cause the vein to collapse and gradually fade away. Sclerotherapy has been used to treat spider veins for decades, but new solutions such as AscleraTM allow for spider veins to be treated with minimal discomfort and immediate return to activities. Saline solutions are rarely used these days by vein specialists, because alternatives solutions are less painful and better tolerated. Sclerotherapy is preferred by most vein specialists over laser because spider veins often have underlying ‘feeder veins’ that can easily be treated with sclerotherapy, but are not addressed by laser. Many people will require more than one treatment session for optimal results. The national average is 2 to 5 treatment sessions. Wearing compression stockings after treatment will improve results.
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