Michele had three strikes against her. There was no doubt about it. She was one of the 40 million Americans doomed to suffer from varicose veins and spider veins. The thirty-something mother of two was significantly overweight, had a family history of varicose veins, and stood on her feet all day.
One day in 2007, Michele Sorbello of Mantua decided it was time to take control of her body. She switched to a healthy diet and began exercising five to six days a week. Michele lost 220 pounds in only two years, yet her transformation was far from complete.
“I couldn’t wait to wear shorts and dresses,” says Michele, who spends her days styling hair and her nights tending to her four-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. “I was so disappointed. I lost all that weight, toned my body, but my varicose veins looked worse and hurt more than before.”
Michele turned to her primary care physician who immediately referred her to James B. Alexander, M.D., F.A.C.S., a vascular and endovascular surgeon at Cooper University Hospital, who specializes in minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins and spider veins.
If you’ve been diagnosed with a blood vessel disorder, for example an aneurysm, carotid artery disease, or poor circulation to your legs and feet, vascular surgeons at Cooper University Hospital offer minimally invasive surgical techniques designed to get you fixed, fast.
