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The Rooster

You may have heard about the tragic rooster peck. Some rooster in Australia decided he would go for the jugular and peck his master in her bulging (varicose) leg vein.
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Dr. Stewart Answers Listener Questions on CFRB 1010

Back by popular demand, Dr. Martin Stewart re-joined Barb Di Giulio at CFRB 1010 and answered questions about the varicose vein treatment process, causes of varicose veins, explained the difference
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Dr. Stewart Discusses Varicose Vein Treatments Live on CFRB 1010

Dr. Martin Stewart stopped by CFRB 1010 and spoke with host Barb Di Giulio about the causes of varicose veins, benefits and types of treatments as well as answering listener
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How does Sclerotherapy for spider veins work?

Sclerotherapy is just a fancy word for a procedure that involves injecting a substance into a vein which causes it to shrink up and eventually disappear. The substance we inject
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Are Varicose Veins a Health Risk?

No…and yes. In general varicose (bulging) veins that aren’t working will create problems, but they don’t generally create a “health risk”. By that I mean they don’t put you at
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Removing Varicose Veins

Don’t I need those ugly veins? Actually -no.  Any of the veins you can see in your leg are part of the “superficial system” of veins in your legs. This includes the
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