The Politics of Health Care

The previous links to items of interest on this topic have been moved to a new page. Please click on the above link for information about how political decisions in Washington are affecting your health care.

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We have been performing Endovenous Laser Treatment (ELT) , also termed Endovenous Laser Ablation, for more than 5 years!. ELT is now the gold standard for treatment of saphenous vein insufficiency. Office-based and performed with local anesthetic means no hospital, no iv's, no general anesthetic, no spinal anesthetic. Walk in and walk out with minimal down time. Vein stripping is now (with a few exceptions) a thing of the past. Please browse our website and then give us a call.

Doctor Robert W. DuPriest , Jr.

Doctor Robert J. Swangard.

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Welcome to the Oregon Vein Center web site!

Our practice is devoted to caring for patients with venous disease. We specialize in treating patients with varicose veins, and spider veins on the face and legs using the newest and latest techniques and modalities. We also treat patients with advanced chronic venous insufficiency including venous ulcers. We perform the ELT Procedure (Endovenous Laser Treatment ),also known as Endovenous Laser Ablation , microphlebectomy , and Endovenous Chemical Ablation (Foam sclerotherapy). We employ compression sclerotherapy and laser therapy for spider veins , and utilize color-flow duplex ultrasonography for diagnosis of YOUR specific venous problem. We can avoid vein stripping in most patients. This means no more hospital or out patient facility fees. No more general anesthesia with the associated nausea and vomiting. And no more spinal anesthetic with the possible associated spinal headache. All our treatments or procedures are done in the office and require either no or only local (tumescent) anesthetic.

We have been performing Endovenous Laser Therapy for more than five years. We were the first in the area to perform this technique and have performed more than 500 ELT procedures.

Certification by the American Board of Phlebology :

The Oregon Vein Center is proud to announce that Dr. DuPriest is the first to become a Board Certified Phlebologist in the state of Oregon. For more details please click here .

Blu-U, Photodynamic and Laser treatments for Acne

We are now performing three new light based treatments for acne. There is the blue light alone, blue light and a photosensitizer or the 1319nm laser for mild to moderate acne.

ZENO: It's revolutionary, an ingenious acne-clearing device with real results: 90% of blemishes treated improve with 24 hours.

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