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Dr. Albert Malvehy is a top rated vein doctor in California with offices in East Bay and Sacramento. We offer treatments for varicose and spider veins along with restless legs and venous insufficiency.
If you are looking for a vein doctor near Sacramento, you have a great option. Dr. Malvehy is the top rated vein doctor in California and has an office located in Sacramento.
One of the few physicians in the country who devotes his practice exclusively to vein disease, Dr. Malvehy performs over 500 major vein treatments and 1,000 sclerotherapy treatments every year.
Dr. Malvehy is certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, one of less than 700 physicians in the US and Canada who have earned this rigorous certification requiring years of education, experience, and expertise. Dr. Malvehy performs his own ultrasound examinations on all patients during their first visit and is certified in ultrasound both as an RVT, Registered Vascular Technologist, and RPhS, Registered Phlebology Sonographer.
Dr. Malvehy was a Medical Scholar at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before earning his MD in 2000. He began his clinical career in the Duke University Health System before earning his MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Our office offers comprehensive spider vein treatment including sclerotherapy. Dr. Malvehy offers advanced sclerotherapy techniques including ultrasound guided sclerotherapy and foam sclerotherapy. Dr. Malvehy has performed thousands of sclerotherapy treatments, has published scientific literature on the topic, and has taught national courses for specialists seeking to learn it.
Sclerotherapy is the process of injecting a medication into a vein in order to “sclerose” or close the vein. While many practices use salt water or saline for injections, Dr. Malvehy exclusively uses Asclera, the only brand-name FDA approved medication for sclerotherapy. Besides reduced pain when compared to older, saline solution, treatment with Asclera offers more consistent results.
Varicose vein treatment is customized by Dr. Malvehy during the initial consultation and may include a combination of laser vein treatment (also called EndoVenous Laser Ablation or EVLA), ultrasound guided foam chemical ablation, and minimally invasive varicose vein removal.
Current varicose vein treatments are all performed in the office using only local anesthesia. Patients can drive themselves to and from their treatment visit and have little to no downtime afterwards. Depending on the size, location, and nature of your particular varicose veins, Dr. Malvehy may be able to perform most or all of your treatment in a single visit.
Dr. Malvehy performs over 500 laser vein treatments every year for a variety of different conditions and seeks to make the process as comfortable for patients as possible, anticipating points of discomfort and mitigating them before the fact. Treatment typically takes 30-45 minutes and may be combined with minimally invasive varicose vein removal and sclerotherapy as part of your customized treatment plan.
Using ultrasound guidance, local anesthetic is delivered around the target vein. A laser fiber optic is then inserted into the target vein and the vein is treated. The entire procedure is performed without making incisions in the skin and results in no scarring. Patients can drive themselves home after treatment and may immediatley resume normal activity. Dr. Malvehy may ask you to wear a compression stocking for 5-7 days depending on the size and location of the vein being treated.
Laser vein treatment is covered by most commercial insurance and Medicare for patients with pain, swelling, or venous ulcers. For patients with Kaiser Permanente insurance seeking laser varicose vein treatment, preferred pricing is available.
Facial vein treatments include liquid or foam sclerotherapy or thermocoagulation using VeinWave. All treatments are performed after application of a topical anesthetic cream in order to make them as comfortable as possible. Sclerotherapy is used for larger red or blue veins and involves an injection of a small amount of solution into the veins to cause them to collapse; they generally disappear in 2-4 weeks though there can be incremental improvement later.
VeinWave is a thermocoagulation device that delivers a small pulse of energy using a “bristle” needle tip. Veins typically disappear instantly. Both treatments may have 1-2 hours of redness or swelling in treated areas. 1-2 treatments are usually adequate for most people.
Handscaping™ hand vein removal is a safe, effective, and permanent solution to the problem of bulging hands veins. Bulging or thick veins on the back of the hand can make hands appear aged or masculine. While many offices offer injections of fat and fillers to temporarily obscure these unsightly veins, Dr. Malvehy is one of the pioneers in offering Handscaping™, a better hand vein treatment that focuses on the underlying problem, the bulging hand veins themselves. Patients often travel to Dr. Malvehy from Sacramento for hand vein removal because he is one of the few physicians who have experience with bulging hand veins.
Results from this innovative hand vein treatment are:
* Immediate
* Dramatic
* Permanent
Handscaping™ is a customized treatment where bulging hand veins are removed through a pinprick incisions sized 1 mm or less. The procedure is totally safe, takes about 20 minutes per hand, and pretty much painless.
Venous ulcers or leg ulcers are typically found in the lower leg or ankle, also called the gaiter area. Over 80% of wounds of the lower leg and ankles are due primarily to vein disease. These venous ulcers usually follow a period of discoloration of the skin and can be quite painful. Often, treatment is focused on the overlying skin disruption – local creams, antibiotics, bandages and skin grafts. Without treating the underlying vascular disease, however, these ulcers tend to persist or recur.
Dr. Malvehy is one of only a few physicians in the United States who performs ultrasound guided foam chemical ablation directed at treating chronic wounds, so patients come from Sacramento to see him regularly.
Dr. Malvehy identifies the underlying cause of the ulcer or wound using ultrasound and then creates a customized venous ulcer treatment plan focused on that issue. In wounds less than a year old, treating the underlying vein and circulatory issues usually results in spontaneous healing. Wounds older than one year may require supplemental skin treatment.