A Couple Of Common Questions

What is sclerotherapy?

Sclerotherapy is treatment for veins in which a sclerosing solution is injected into the veins causing them to seal shut. Sotradecol® is the primary solution used at the Laura Ellis MD Skin Care & Vein Centre, PLLC and is the only FDA approved sclerosing agent in the US. The solution is injected into both the feeder veins and the spider veins.

How is Sotradecol different from hypertonic saline treatment?
To achieve the best results when treating spider veins; the "feeder" or reticular veins that have created the spider veins must be sclerosed in addition to treating the spider veins that you see on the skin's surface. Sotradecol® is used at a slightly stronger concentration to seal the larger feeder veins. Hypertonic saline generally becomes too diluted and is not able to seal these larger veins that cause spider veins.

Biltmore Park

The Biltmore Park, what a well thought out community. Their website says it best, "There was a time when towns and villages were planned so that all of life happened within walking distance. The community’s town square was the center for all activity, the place to go for whatever you needed — whether for business, daily errands, or just to have fun and meet your neighbors. To visit the town square was to find the living, breathing heart of a place."

You will be happy to know that yours truly is opening a office in this area. On the Biltmore Park website, they have mentioned our arrival...

"Biltmore Park Welcomes Three New Medical Services

Apart from offering Asheville residents and visitors local boutiques, popular retailers like Barnes & Noble, wonderful restaurants, and more, Biltmore Park Town Square is also home to a wide range of offices, making for a convenient one-stop destination. Recently, three new medical tenants announced that they are opening their doors in Town Square, which will enhance an already vibrant and varied range of services...

Dr. Laura Ellis Skin Care & Vein Centre, PLLC, will also be opening in 30 Town Square Boulevard soon. Scheduled to open in August, the practice was established in 2003 as one of first comprehensive vein surgery centers in the United States. The practice continues to provide state-of-the-art vein surgery today as well as anti-aging, preventative, and corrective skin care procedures...

Stop by Biltmore Park Town Square soon to welcome these new tenants and learn more about their services, and check back soon for more information about opening dates.

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Dysport special still going!

A special "Hello!" to everyone who got to join us in July for our event. It certainly was a wonderful evening and we are excited about it next open house.

We have had a busy summer, as I'm sure you have as well. The Home and Garden South Edition was a blast and we were honored to participate in it. As always, there are more community events coming down the pipeline and we will be sure to keep you posted. In the mean time we have decided to continue our Dysport special which includes a $75 rebate to ease your summer budget. Also available this month is a free vein screening on August 30th.