Say farewell to worry and stress when you head to the San Juan Islands . . . and say hello to the mellow islands vibe, a temperate year-round climate, and long, lazy hours of doing just what you want. Count on temperatures around 70Â° in the summer and 40Â° in the winter.
Another type of vein surgery, called ambulatory phlebectomy, creates an extremely small incision in the skin by the vein. A hook is then inserted through the tiny incision and is used to remove the vein. A bandage is worn for about two weeks to compress the skin and help with healing.
Deep Vein Thrombosis. A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a vein. Blood clots in veins most often occur in the legs but can occur elsewhere in the body, including the arms. This leaflet is about blood clots in leg veins. The most common cause of a blood clot developing in a vein is immobility.