Conservative Measures

Varicose and spider veins can be an unpleasant sight. Many surgical methods can help resolve the problem, but many people worry about the idea of having surgery.  If you suffer from venous conditions but want to avoid surgery, there are conservative alternatives that can help. A typical strategy to help treat venous conditions symptoms is

If Dr. Oswalt has recommended you start wearing compression hose or socks, either as a future preventive measure or after you’ve had a vein treatment with him, you know it’s not easy to get the darn things on! In November’s blog we shared four tips to help you get your compression hosiery on so they

For most of our vein treatments, Dr. Oswalt will recommend the patient wear compression hosiery afterwards for a couple weeks. The compression supplied by this hosiery helps the body to scavenge the closed off vein and it provides support.  But compression hosiery can be really challenging to put on. Over the next couple of blogs,

  At Fort Worth Vein Center, most of our procedures are followed by the patient wearing compression stockings for a period of time afterwards. Since most people have never worn compression stockings, they wonder what’s up with this leg-squeezing hosiery? Here’s some info on compression stockings and why your veins really benefit from them.  How