The Vein Clinic and Vascular Interventional Specialists

08/19/2026

SEE OUR VEIN SPECIALIST FOR HEALTHY LEGS

REMINDER - VENOUS DISORDERS (VARICOSE VEINS) ARE NOT JUST COSMETIC!

Aside from an undesirable cosmetic appearance, frequent symptoms of venous disorders include leg pain, throbbing, burning, fatigue, restlessness. Severe varicose veins can compromise the nutrition of the skin and lead to eczema, inflammation, intense itching or even ulceration of the lower leg. In serious cases, most often in elderly patients, vein rupture and bleeding can also occur.
Symptoms are often made worse by prolonged standing, sitting, or lying down.

The severity of your symptoms will vary based on the severity of the condition. Venous Disorders will progress if untreated - don't wait till the disease reaches discoloration, intense swelling and/or ulcers.

If you have the above symptoms it is time to call The Vein Clinic for your 30 minute consultation - Our Vein Specialist can help RESTORE THE HEALTH OF YOUR LEGS

08/13/2026

DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS FOR HEALTHY LEGS?

Elevating your legs, Staying active. Eating a vein-friendly diet to reduce fluid retention. Wearing compression hose - these habits can soothe tired achy legs, and they are worth trying.

But self-care or what we call conservative measures has limits. If your legs still ache, swell, or show visible varicose veins despite DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS - the problem is structural, no behavioral.

Damaged vein valves are "NOT FIXED" when you DO THESE RIGHT THINGS - they only can help with your symptoms. Our Vein Specialist can explain how to achieve HEALTHY LEGS when you call THE VEIN CLINIC at 906-273-1821

Check out our most recent Before and After - patient came to us in May with achy Right Leg - patient had been wearing compression hose for several years while maintaining an active lifestyle, but even after DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS, their leg was still causing them issues. Procedure was completed in June and patient was seen in follow up last week and is amazed "HOW GOOD THEIR LEG FEELS" "NO MORE ACHY-NESS"

08/06/2026

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Fantastic Results Thursday - Don't wait any longer if you have:

- Tired/Heavy Legs
- Painful Legs
- Visible Varicose or Spider Veins on your Legs
- Itchy Legs
- Skin Discoloration or Ulcers on your Legs

The Vein Clinic can help! Many times these types of symptoms will progress - We are accepting patients with all insurances and scheduling patients within two weeks (sometimes even the following week) of calling us at 906-273-1821

08/05/2026

Great discussion from another Vein specialist in our network regarding compression stockings and its usefulness during conservative measures.

08/04/2026

We love our work family and decided to celebrate the start of August along with a clean bill of health and an upcoming son’s wedding but most importantly celebrating a great work family from both The Vein Clinic and UPHS Pain Clinic Debbie Piziali Bridget Pancheri Sara Garceau Kathy Gutzman Burns Christopher Mehall

07/30/2026

Great topic for this time of year! Great job Eliza, a TVC alumni - we sell Dermaka Skin Products Sun screen in our office if you are looking for a sunscreen that protects your skin from harmful rays while healing damaged skin.

Stop in our office at 717 W. Washington St, Suite C to buy a tube of our sunscreen or regular lotion.

| Dr. Eliza Bischof joins John Redfield TV6 in the studio to talk about how people can reduce their risk of getting skin cancer during the summer months.

Learn more here: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/07/30/skin-cancer-awareness/

07/30/2026

SEE OUR VEIN SPECIALIST FOR HEALTHY LEGS

We are in the last days of July and heading into August - hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful UP weather!

We have a couple of Vein Consult slots (30 minutes) open for next week (1 on Tuesday Aug 4th in the morning and two more on Wednesday Aug 5th so call us at 906-273-1821 if you'd like to get an appointment next week.

While our August procedure schedule is filling up, there are still some slots available if you are interested in getting your procedure in August before the kids go back to school, this includes cosmetic sclerotherapy.

We have a few open consults slots on Aug 12 and the 19th yet and certainly if no pre-authorization was needed, we could get a procedure in by August.

As always, the first step toward your healthy legs is making an appt with our Vein Specialist team at The Vein Clinic.

If you are unsure if you need a vein consult, take our free vein screening by clicking the link https://veinpix.com/practice/upsvis/ - we hope to see you soon!

07/29/2026

NOT ALL LEG PAIN IS VASCULAR

BUT VASCULAR CAUSES ARE OFTEN MISSED FIRST

That's the problem - Leg Pain usually gets routed into familiar buckets:

- Arthritis
- Muscle Strain
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Medication side affects
- "Just Aging"

Sometimes those are correct, but sometimes, the missing diagnosis is venous disease.

Especially when symptoms come with:

- Heaviness
- Ankle swelling
- Burning
- Night cramps
- Fatigue and the end of the day

The issue isn't that every leg symptom is vascular, its that vascular causes are often not considered early enough and because no one connected the dots.

Do your leg symptoms get worse after standing or sitting for long periods? Have your veins ever been evaluated as part of the workup?

We always tell patients, that a vein workup is always a good place to start because it is generally quick to get into our office (sometimes the same week you make the appt) and can rule venous causes out or it can be the culprit all along and treatment can be planned.

Don't wait any longer, call The VEIN CLINIC today at 906-273-1821 today to schedule your 30 minute appt.

Our Vein Specialist, Dr. Mehall has over 30 years of experience diagnosing venous and lymphatic disease. If patients don't have a venous component, he will point patients in the next direction he feels is logically the next item to rule out.

07/28/2026

SEE OUR VEIN SPECIALIST FOR HEALTHY LEGS

Just like Plaque builds slowly in your arteries, VENOUS PRESSURE builds slowly in your veins.

Both are easy to ignore until damage appears.

Unhealthy Venous pressures will impact your venous system causing:

- Painful Legs
- Heavy Legs
- Swelling in your Legs
- Varicose veins
- Ulcers or Discoloration of your Legs.

The Vein Clinic is currently scheduling patients within two weeks of placing your call - don't wait, call 906-273-1821 today for