BASS Vein Center Blog

Welcome to the BASS Vein Center Blog where you can learn more about varicose veins and other vein conditions and treatments
Leg Cramping Due to Varicose Veins: Best Treatment Options
Blog Post

Leg Cramping Due to Varicose Veins: Best Treatment Options

Read Story
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) Vein Treatment
Blog Post

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) Vein Treatment

Read Story
Understanding the Differences Between Peripheral Artery Disease and Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Blog Post

Understanding the Differences Between Peripheral Artery Disease and Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Read Story
What Does Varicose Vein Pain Feel Like?
Blog Post

What Does Varicose Vein Pain Feel Like?

Read Story

More Vein Blog Posts

See All Blogs
Sclerotherapy Vein Care - Everything You Need to Know
Blog Post

Sclerotherapy Vein Care - Everything You Need to Know

Read Story
When Does a Varicose Vein Treatment Become Medically Necessary?
Blog Post

When Does a Varicose Vein Treatment Become Medically Necessary?

Read Story
Sudden Bulging Veins on Feet? Here Is What Should Know!
Blog Post

Sudden Bulging Veins on Feet? Here Is What Should Know!

Read Story

Recent Posts

What Causes Heavy Legs and What Are The Treatment Options?
Blog Post

What Causes Heavy Legs and What Are The Treatment Options?

Read Story
What is Peripheral Artery Disease?
Blog Post

What is Peripheral Artery Disease?

Read Story
The Different Stages of Varicose Veins: What to Expect
Blog Post

The Different Stages of Varicose Veins: What to Expect

Read Story
Spider Veins in Feet: Everything You Need to Know
Blog Post

Spider Veins in Feet: Everything You Need to Know

Read Story
Can Vinegar Help You Treat Varicose Veins At Home?
Blog Post

Can Vinegar Help You Treat Varicose Veins At Home?

Read Story
Can Deep Vein Thrombosis Be Treated at Home? Options and Risk Factors
Blog Post

Can Deep Vein Thrombosis Be Treated at Home? Options and Risk Factors

Read Story
Top 4 Home Remedies For Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Top 4 Home Remedies For Varicose Veins

Read Story
What Is the Recovery Time For Vein Stripping Surgery?
Blog Post

What Is the Recovery Time For Vein Stripping Surgery?

Read Story
How Serious Is Venous Inefficiency
Blog Post

How Serious Is Venous Inefficiency

Read Story
Varicose Veins During Pregnancy
Blog Post

Varicose Veins During Pregnancy

Read Story
Varicose Veins: How Dangerous Are They?
Blog Post

Varicose Veins: How Dangerous Are They?

Read Story
What to Avoid After Sclerotherapy
Blog Post

What to Avoid After Sclerotherapy

Read Story
Can You Exercise with DVT?
Blog Post

Can You Exercise with DVT?

Read Story
Top Rated Vein Doctors in the East Bay: Why You Can Trust BASS Vein Center
Blog Post

Top Rated Vein Doctors in the East Bay: Why You Can Trust BASS Vein Center

Read Story
How to Get Rid of Spider Veins
Blog Post

How to Get Rid of Spider Veins

Read Story
Why Are My Veins So Visible?
Blog Post

Why Are My Veins So Visible?

Read Story
What Exactly Happens in VenaSeal Vein Treatment?
Blog Post

What Exactly Happens in VenaSeal Vein Treatment?

Read Story
Can Varicose Veins Cause Leg Pain?
Blog Post

Can Varicose Veins Cause Leg Pain?

Read Story
6 Medications That Cause Leg Cramps
Blog Post

6 Medications That Cause Leg Cramps

Read Story
What is an Ambulatory Phlebectomy?
Blog Post

What is an Ambulatory Phlebectomy?

Read Story
What are the Options for Varicose Vein Treatment?
Blog Post

What are the Options for Varicose Vein Treatment?

Read Story
FAQs about Endovenous Ablation, or Laser Vein Treatment
Blog Post

FAQs about Endovenous Ablation, or Laser Vein Treatment

Read Story
What Does Restless Leg Syndrome Have to Do With Veins?
Blog Post

What Does Restless Leg Syndrome Have to Do With Veins?

Read Story
What Do Bulging Veins Mean?
Blog Post

What Do Bulging Veins Mean?

Read Story
4 Things You Need to Know About Nerve Damage During Vein Treatment
Blog Post

4 Things You Need to Know About Nerve Damage During Vein Treatment

Read Story
What Can Going to a Vein Clinic Tell Me About My Health?
Blog Post

What Can Going to a Vein Clinic Tell Me About My Health?

Read Story
What are the Signs of Deep Vein Thrombosis?
Blog Post

What are the Signs of Deep Vein Thrombosis?

Read Story
Medications You Should Make Your Doctor Aware of Before Vein Treatment
Blog Post

Medications You Should Make Your Doctor Aware of Before Vein Treatment

Read Story
How Costly is Varicose Veins Treatment, and Is It Worth It?
Blog Post

How Costly is Varicose Veins Treatment, and Is It Worth It?

Read Story
What Are the Early Symptoms of Varicose Veins to Look Out For?
Blog Post

What Are the Early Symptoms of Varicose Veins to Look Out For?

Read Story
Taking Care of Your Veins in Summer Heat
Blog Post

Taking Care of Your Veins in Summer Heat

Read Story
Do Dry Brushing and Other Natural Remedies for Varicose Veins Work?
Blog Post

Do Dry Brushing and Other Natural Remedies for Varicose Veins Work?

Read Story
Healthy Veins: 4 Tips for Staying Active When Working From Home
Blog Post

Healthy Veins: 4 Tips for Staying Active When Working From Home

Read Story
Traveling This Summer? 3 Tips for Traveling with Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Traveling This Summer? 3 Tips for Traveling with Varicose Veins

Read Story
The Stages of Chronic Venous Insufficiency: What to Expect 
Blog Post

The Stages of Chronic Venous Insufficiency: What to Expect 

Read Story
Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins: Is It Painful?
Blog Post

Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins: Is It Painful?

Read Story
Recognizing and Treating Bursting Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Recognizing and Treating Bursting Varicose Veins

Read Story
Painful Varicose Veins: Do Your Varicose Veins Ache the Most at Night? 
Blog Post

Painful Varicose Veins: Do Your Varicose Veins Ache the Most at Night? 

Read Story
18 of the Best Foods to Improve Blood Circulation 
Blog Post

18 of the Best Foods to Improve Blood Circulation 

Read Story
3 Most Common Causes Behind A Venous Leg Ulcer 
Blog Post

3 Most Common Causes Behind A Venous Leg Ulcer 

Read Story
The Problems + Complications With Untreated Varicose Veins
Blog Post

The Problems + Complications With Untreated Varicose Veins

Read Story
The Most Common Signs It's Time to See a Vein Doctor
Blog Post

The Most Common Signs It's Time to See a Vein Doctor

Read Story
Varicose Veins: Reduce Pain at Home
Blog Post

Varicose Veins: Reduce Pain at Home

Read Story
Normal Veins vs Varicose Veins: What's the Difference
Blog Post

Normal Veins vs Varicose Veins: What's the Difference

Read Story
5 Main Causes of Spider Veins: And What You Can Do About It
Blog Post

5 Main Causes of Spider Veins: And What You Can Do About It

Read Story
3 Varicose Veins Prevention Tips
Blog Post

3 Varicose Veins Prevention Tips

Read Story
Which Kinds of Exercise To Avoid With Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Which Kinds of Exercise To Avoid With Varicose Veins

Read Story
What Are The Long-Term Side Effects of Vein Ablation?
Blog Post

What Are The Long-Term Side Effects of Vein Ablation?

Read Story
What Are Natural Remedies for Spider Veins and Do They Work?
Blog Post

What Are Natural Remedies for Spider Veins and Do They Work?

Read Story
Can Varicose Veins Go Away On Their Own?
Blog Post

Can Varicose Veins Go Away On Their Own?

Read Story
What to Look for When Choosing a Vein Doctor
Blog Post

What to Look for When Choosing a Vein Doctor

Read Story
What are Potential Causes of Pain in Legs
Blog Post

What are Potential Causes of Pain in Legs

Read Story
Three Ways to Reduce Vein Swelling in the Summer
Blog Post

Three Ways to Reduce Vein Swelling in the Summer

Read Story
Pain Relief for Varicose Veins in Pregnancy
Blog Post

Pain Relief for Varicose Veins in Pregnancy

Read Story
Eight Signs it’s Time to See a Vein Specialist
Blog Post

Eight Signs it’s Time to See a Vein Specialist

Read Story
Varicose Veins Treatment: What Are the Advantages of VenaSeal?
Blog Post

Varicose Veins Treatment: What Are the Advantages of VenaSeal?

Read Story
Surgery for Treating Varicose Veins: What Is the Recovery Like? 
Blog Post

Surgery for Treating Varicose Veins: What Is the Recovery Like? 

Read Story
Stress and Other Surprising Factors That Cause Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Stress and Other Surprising Factors That Cause Varicose Veins

Read Story
Stockings VS Sclerotherapy: Which Spider Veins Treatment Is Best?
Blog Post

Stockings VS Sclerotherapy: Which Spider Veins Treatment Is Best?

Read Story
CVI Patients: 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Sclerotherapy
Blog Post

CVI Patients: 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Sclerotherapy

Read Story
5 Varicose Veins Treatments That Are Minimally Invasive
Blog Post

5 Varicose Veins Treatments That Are Minimally Invasive

Read Story
Six Must-Avoid Foods for Those Who Suffer from Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Six Must-Avoid Foods for Those Who Suffer from Varicose Veins

Read Story
Sclerotherapy VS RFA: Which CVI Treatment Is Best for You?
Blog Post

Sclerotherapy VS RFA: Which CVI Treatment Is Best for You?

Read Story
Four Reasons Why Varicose Veins Are More Than a Cosmetic Issue
Blog Post

Four Reasons Why Varicose Veins Are More Than a Cosmetic Issue

Read Story
Compression Stockings for Varicose Veins: Which Type Is Best for You?
Blog Post

Compression Stockings for Varicose Veins: Which Type Is Best for You?

Read Story
Spider Veins: What Are the Main Risk Factors?
Blog Post

Spider Veins: What Are the Main Risk Factors?

Read Story
Varicose Veins: Why Are Women More Likely to Get Them?
Blog Post

Varicose Veins: Why Are Women More Likely to Get Them?

Read Story
Spider and Varicose Veins Treatments: Sclerotherapy FAQs
Blog Post

Spider and Varicose Veins Treatments: Sclerotherapy FAQs

Read Story
Laser Vein Treatment for Varicose Veins: What to Expect From the Recovery
Blog Post

Laser Vein Treatment for Varicose Veins: What to Expect From the Recovery

Read Story
Itchy Varicose Veins and Other Symptoms of Venous Stasis
Blog Post

Itchy Varicose Veins and Other Symptoms of Venous Stasis

Read Story
How to Treat Painful Varicose Veins at Home with Compression Stockings
Blog Post

How to Treat Painful Varicose Veins at Home with Compression Stockings

Read Story
Can Spider Veins Become Varicose Veins?
Blog Post

Can Spider Veins Become Varicose Veins?

Read Story
5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy
Blog Post

5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy

Read Story
Venous Leg Ulcers: What Are the Treatment Options?
Blog Post

Venous Leg Ulcers: What Are the Treatment Options?

Read Story
Restless Leg Syndrome: How Compression Stockings Can Help
Blog Post

Restless Leg Syndrome: How Compression Stockings Can Help

Read Story
Painful Varicose Veins and Other Signs It Is Time to See a Doctor
Blog Post

Painful Varicose Veins and Other Signs It Is Time to See a Doctor

Read Story
Leg Heaviness: What Causes It? What Are the Best Treatments?
Blog Post

Leg Heaviness: What Causes It? What Are the Best Treatments?

Read Story
Leg Cramping Due to Varicose Veins: Best Treatment Options
Blog Post

Leg Cramping Due to Varicose Veins: Best Treatment Options

Read Story
Swelling Legs from Venous Insufficiency: How To Treat
Blog Post

Swelling Legs from Venous Insufficiency: How To Treat

Read Story
What Are the Best Treatments to Eliminate Spider Veins?
Blog Post

What Are the Best Treatments to Eliminate Spider Veins?

Read Story
VenaSeal Treatment for Varicose Veins: What Is the Recovery Like?
Blog Post

VenaSeal Treatment for Varicose Veins: What Is the Recovery Like?

Read Story
Varicose Veins: Why Doctors Recommend Laser Treatment Over Surgery
Blog Post

Varicose Veins: Why Doctors Recommend Laser Treatment Over Surgery

Read Story
RFA Therapy for Varicose Veins: What Are the Side Effects? 
Blog Post

RFA Therapy for Varicose Veins: What Are the Side Effects? 

Read Story
5 Ways to Stop Spider Veins From Spreading
Blog Post

5 Ways to Stop Spider Veins From Spreading

Read Story
5 Exercises to Prevent and Reduce Varicose Veins 
Blog Post

5 Exercises to Prevent and Reduce Varicose Veins 

Read Story
Walnut Creek Residents: How Long Can Sclerotherapy Results Last? 
Blog Post

Walnut Creek Residents: How Long Can Sclerotherapy Results Last? 

Read Story
Varicose Veins Treatment: FAQs About VenaSeal
Blog Post

Varicose Veins Treatment: FAQs About VenaSeal

Read Story
Varicose Vein Management: Tips to Start a Conservative Vein Treatment
Blog Post

Varicose Vein Management: Tips to Start a Conservative Vein Treatment

Read Story
Surgery VS. Laser: Which Varicose Vein Treatment Is Best for You?
Blog Post

Surgery VS. Laser: Which Varicose Vein Treatment Is Best for You?

Read Story
How Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy Can Help With Painful Varicose Veins
Blog Post

How Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy Can Help With Painful Varicose Veins

Read Story
Bulging Varicose Veins: How Ambulatory Phlebectomy Can Help
Blog Post

Bulging Varicose Veins: How Ambulatory Phlebectomy Can Help

Read Story
Chronic Venous Insufficiency: How a Laser Vein Treatment Can Help
Blog Post

Chronic Venous Insufficiency: How a Laser Vein Treatment Can Help

Read Story
Sclerotherapy Treatment for Spider Veins: How It Works
Blog Post

Sclerotherapy Treatment for Spider Veins: How It Works

Read Story
5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About the VenaSeal Vein Treatment
Blog Post

5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About the VenaSeal Vein Treatment

Read Story
How to Treat Leg Pain From Varicose Veins
Blog Post

How to Treat Leg Pain From Varicose Veins

Read Story
How to Prepare for Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy
Blog Post

How to Prepare for Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy

Read Story
Beginners Guide for Using Compression Stockings to Treat Varicose Veins
Blog Post

Beginners Guide for Using Compression Stockings to Treat Varicose Veins

Read Story
Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy: Recommendations for a Prompt Recovery
Blog Post

Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy: Recommendations for a Prompt Recovery

Read Story
Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins: 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Blog Post

Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins: 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Read Story
Chronic Venous Insufficiency: How to Treat Swelling Legs
Blog Post

Chronic Venous Insufficiency: How to Treat Swelling Legs

Read Story
Follow us:
#bassveincenter
Follow Us

What our patients are saying

"I highly recommend the BASS Vein Center, even if you must travel to see them. The staff at BASS show great concern, and spend ample time getting to know their patients as a person as well as their medical history. They provided an excellent treatment plan to help guarantee that I’d receive the best possible care!"

Read More Reviews

Ready to change your life?

Vein surgery can be life changing for many people and a huge boost of confidence, let's get you scheduled for a consultation.

Request Consultation
or call  925.281.5912