FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where is your office located?

Our FiDi office is located at 156 William St, 3rd floor, in the Financial District, New York.

What’s the best way to get to your office?

Our FiDi office is a short 5-minute walk from the Seaport and a 10-minute walk from the New York Stock Exchange.

Which doctors practice at this location?

Dr. Nguyen, Dr. Montoya, and Dr. Rajaee are our main physicians at this location.

Where is your office located?

We have three offices in Long Island — West Islip (500 Montauk Highway, Suite G), Jericho (350 Jericho Turnpike Suite 1A), and Hampton Bays (225 W Montauk Highway Suite 3).

What’s the best way to get to your office?

All of our Long Island offices are highly accessible. The following is a general overview of the location of our vein treatment centers in Long Island:

• Our office in West Islip is located on the Montauk Highway bordering Suffolk County and Nassau County, about 5 minutes from the Southern State Parkway.
• Our office in Jericho is located at 350 Jericho Turnpike, right off of the Long Island Expressway and the Northern State Parkway.
• Our office in the Hamptons is a short drive from South Hampton, East Hampton, and Montauk.

Which doctors practice at this location?

Dr. Zalekha Shair and Dr. Thomas Arnold are our main physicians at this location.

Spider veins and varicose veins occur when blood pools in the veins near the skin’s surface. Chronic venous insufficiency is usually the root cause of spider and varicose veins. Venous insufficiency is a medical condition wherein the collapse of vein valves leads to backward blood circulation and the accumulation of blood in the leg veins, leading to vascular dilation and the eventual formation of spider and varicose veins.

Some patients don’t experience any symptoms with spider and varicose veins. But if you have underlying vein disease, you may experience leg heaviness, leg pain, frequent leg cramps, throbbing leg veins, restless leg syndrome, and leg swelling.

Spider veins are small red, purple, or bluish blood vessels that appear underneath the skin’s surface. They look like dense masses of spider webs under your skin. Varicose veins are larger blood vessels that protrude from the skin’s surface and look like a mass of twisted, tangled, and knotted ropes.

Chronic venous insufficiency is a medical condition caused by the collapse of vein valves. When your vein valves malfunction, gravity forces blood to flow backward and accumulate in the leg veins. The continued accumulation of blood in leg veins may lead to spider and varicose veins. Some of the most prominent signs and symptoms of venous insufficiency include leg heaviness, leg pain, leg swelling, throbbing leg veins, frequent leg cramps, and restless leg syndrome, especially at the end of the day or after long periods of sitting or standing still.

If you have chronic venous insufficiency, you should opt for minimally invasive procedures that address the root cause of your vein problems. Radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, and VenaSeal are some of the best minimally invasive vein treatments. During these procedures, the vein doctor uses thermal energy, laser energy, or medical adhesives to seal or close the diseased vein, which reroutes the accumulated blood into healthier leg veins.

Minimally invasive vein treatments cause little to no pain and discomfort. We administer a local anesthetic before your treatment to ensure optimal comfort. You might feel a little pressure on your legs, but there’s no pain. During sclerotherapy, you might feel a mild cramping sensation when the sclerosant medicine enters your veins, but most say the sensation is tolerable.

Minimally invasive vein treatments have a nearly perfect success rate. However, the time it takes for the spider and varicose veins to dissipate will depend on your chosen treatment, the root cause of your vein problems, the location and size of the spider and varicose veins, and other factors.

Minimally invasive vein treatments don’t involve any downtime. You must avoid heavy lifting, strenuous workouts, and saunas for a few days after the treatment, but you can resume most of your daily activities and work immediately after your treatment. You should also start walking after the vein treatment without delay.

Yes, we accept payments in cash if that’s your preference.

After the vein treatment, your body will gradually reabsorb and metabolize the targeted spider and varicose veins. This process can take several weeks or months, depending on the chosen treatment plan and the size of the veins. Spider veins usually fade away within three weeks, and varicose veins may fade over a few months.

You may have to return to the office for follow-up appointments. And some vein treatments may necessitate multiple sessions, especially if you have a strong density of spider and varicose veins. Your vein doctor will determine if you need to return for additional sessions after thoroughly evaluating your condition.

Our medical centers for vein treatment provide minimally invasive spider and varicose vein treatments. Our vein treatments are in-office, outpatient procedures that conclude within 30 to 60 minutes, following which you can resume your daily activities.

Your vein doctor may perform endovenous laser treatment if you have underlying chronic venous insufficiency. Endovenous laser ablation has a nearly perfect success rate, but we can only determine if it’s the right treatment for you after a thorough evaluation and diagnosis.

You will be asked for your insurance details even before your first appointment. But we encourage you to also bring your insurance card to your first appointment.

If you don’t have insurance, you may have to pay for your vein treatment out-of-pocket. But we encourage you to contact us and explore your options. We might be able to explore third-party financing options or payment plans that can reduce your financial burden. Our team is committed to helping you access vein care.

We provide free insurance verification to all patients. If you want to understand your insurance implications and coverage, we encourage you to request free insurance verification before your initial appointment. Our team will review the terms and conditions of your insurance plan, work out the terms of insurance coverage, and provide a complete breakdown of your vein treatment cost before your procedure.

Medical insurance plans usually cover vein treatments deemed to be medically necessary. If you’re concerned about insurance coverage, please send your insurance details to our team. We will verify the terms and conditions of your insurance plan on your behalf.

If you’ve already scheduled an appointment, please contact our team and inform us that you’ve lost your insurance card. Our team will let you know what you can do next.

We individually select doctors with specialized training in subjects related to vein care and phlebology, such as vascular imaging and minimally invasive vein treatments. Our vein doctors are graduates from Ivy League universities and undergo advanced residency programs and fellowships in relevant subjects. Furthermore, our vein doctors also undergo a difficult board certification process with the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine to establish themselves as the country’s leading experts in vein care.

All of our vein doctors are equally skilled, trained, and board-certified. They also collaborate to curate the ideal treatment plan for their patients. As such, you can expect the same level of expertise, care, and attention from all of our vein doctors. We encourage you to visit your nearest medical center for vein treatment instead of traveling long distances to see a particular vein doctor.