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Vascular Surgery

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Vascular surgery is the focus on surgical solutions to diseases of the body's blood vessels, including the heart and lymph systems. Vascular surgeons treat patients for lymphatic diseases, strokes, aneurysms, varicose veins and other conditions.

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Vascular Treatments

The vascular surgeon at Jackson Purchase performs a variety of procedures, including those aimed at mending:

  • Limb salvage
  • Peripheral artery disease
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • Venous diseases
  • Hemodialysis access
  • Thoracic oncology

Vascular Disease

Vascular disease is any condition that affects the network of your blood vessels. These can include aneurysms, blood clots, peripheral artery disease and varicose veins, among others.

Signs

You may need to seek treatment from a vascular specialist if you begin experiencing any of the following:

  • Leg pain when walking
  • Swollen legs
  • Discolored legs
  • Ulcers or wounds on legs
  • Spider veins
  • Blurred vision and tingling, weakness or numbness of one side of the body

Prevention

To help in the prevention of complications of the circulatory system, you should:

  • Not smoke
  • Manage high blood pressure
  • Manage high cholesterol 
  • Maintain a healthy weight
  • Control diabetes
  • Exercise
  • Manage stress

Vascular Surgeon

Jackson Purchase Medical Center houses one vascular surgeon