Vein Solutions

went to vein solutions as my wife had some spider vein work done here. i had some raised blue veins on my left leg that were uncomfortable and ugly to look at. saw dr. emery dilling an older doctor there but really knows his work. was in and out in an hour or so. did local anesthetic and was not much pain except the needle. he took out 5 or more blue veins and a few months later you cant notice i had anything there. very small incisions left a small red dot that you would not see unless you were inches away. lobby is a little outdated but who cares. dr dilling gives you an honest evaluation with no sales pitch and will not pressure you into a procedure. some procedures are covered by insurance.

Everyone has «that thing»…you know, that silly little «defect» that no one else notices but in our own egocentric minds, it’s a huge glaring deformity. For me it was these huge varicose veins I had, like big blue worms hanging around my right knee, the removal of which is considered cosmetic and not covered by insurance. Fortunately for me, I ended up having a medical issue with mine (it swelled up to the size of a golfball and developed a clot after some strenuous dancing :) and I legitimately needed to have it fixed. Yay!
This is a long drawn out process but worth it. You have to have a prelim ultrasound of your leg and then «prove» to the insurance company that conservative therapy (ie wearing compression stockings) is not working. It can sometimes take over 6 weeks for final approval from the insurance company.
Dr. Dilling was my surgeon and while I thought him very perfunctory and all business during my prelim appts, I ended up having fun with him during my procedure. This is mainly because when I’m nervous I babble and joke alot, so when he kept complaining of being hot under the lights while all gowned up laboring over my leg, I asked him to plz not pass out over my naked body («not that it would be the first time»).
Also, I’m one of those patients that has to see what is going on. My imagination is way worse than reality and I was getting a little nauseated as he worked and I had a drape over my face. I mentioned this to him and he gladly removed the drape so I could watch the gorefest happening on my body. What a relief! He even showed me the veins he yanked out and joked about goin fishin with them later.
Afterwards, his assistants bandaged my leg from toe to taint and I got some REAL good sympathy for that. It looked like I’d broken my leg while skiing down the Matterhorn. They gave me very clear instructions on post care and I basically got to spend a couple of days with my feet up. All around I was very happy with this experience. There was some tenderness for a couple of weeks following but now I’m left with a gorgeous leg with about 15 tiny pinprick scars, not even noticeable.
So, if you blow a vein while dancing to DJ Mel, I would highly recommend Dr. Dilling and Vein Solutions. They’ll handle your legs with care and a bit of humor (and a «crochet hook»…I told him that may NOT be the best way to describe that implement).

I got excellent results from Dr. Dilling, and would recommend him to anyone for varicose vein thombectomy and sclerotherapy. The staff is very friendly and the office is exceptionally comfortable. I did subtract a star, though, for three reasons: 1) not everyone involved in my care introduced themselves, 2) they called me a week before the procedure to ask that I pay the full amount over the phone, and 3) I had to ask them to close the door when I was getting prepped for my procedure (and exposed from the waist down). Overall, though, I had a great experience, and would recommend Dr. Dilling as a highly skilled, exceptionally competent doctor.