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Vein Specialist Tampa Bay

We have helped over 15,000 patients and performed over 50,000 procedures.

Top Doc Winner 3 Years In A Row!

This year’s 2024 Top Doctors list is out, and our very own Dr. Chris Pittman made the list for venous & lymphatic medicine! Tampa Magazine surveyed nearly 12,000 physicians across the Tampa Bay area, asking them to nominate peers they consider the best in their specialty. Please help us in congratulating Dr. Pittman on his second, consecutive #topdoc award!

Trusted By Thousands of Patients Across Tampa

Wonderful, friendly staff with fantastic results! Been a patient here for 5 years and highly recommend!
I have been a patient of Vein911 for over 3 years. The staff is amazing and Dr. Pittman is an outstanding professional and a leader in his field. His carisma and care for his patients are very noticeable. Doesn’t matter if your issue is medical or cosmetic, you are in great hands. I won’t go anywhere else!
Nice, friendly staff and great care. I recommend to anyone with heavy, itchy painful legs or varicose, bulging veins. They know what they're doing and can really help you. Dr Pittman is knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. You won't be disappointed!
Words are not enough to express my gratitude for the team at the Tampa office. Every member of this team are absolutely amazing. I feel very comfortable during my procedures.
Thank you Dr Pittman and staff for the vein removal on hands and forearms! My procedure was fast and painless over a few months of appts and healing was great !
they told me whats coming up for me Jan.9th and i understood everything. THANK YOU VEIN911. so far so good ya-all get a A+
Gracias por su amabilidad. Y mi parte sea todo muy limpio y muy organizado.Me entendió todo y comprendí todo. Gracias
Everyone was very polite very professional made everything better for me. I was afraid at first, but they made me feel right at home. Thank you.
Pleasant experience! From the front desk staff being polite to the doctor sitting with you to educate! AMAZING
The doctor was great. The whole experience was wonderful. All of the workers were beautiful.
Es un lugar maravilloso, las muchachas muy atentas y serviciales y el doctor muy profesional, agradecida con todos , Gracias ☺️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Very knowledgeable doctors. I like how they have worked with me through my process of vein disease.
Docter Pittman and staff are professional, empathic, medically superior and cutting edge, and all excellent communicators. Dr. Pittman has the best bedside manner to alleviate any patient anxiety. I am glad to be his/their patient.
Vein 911 has a wonderful team of providers who really care about the patients! Everyone was very courteous and professional. Dr. Pittman is an incredible physician with great bedside manners. He was quite thorough, listened to all my concerns, and answered all my questions. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much Dr Pittman and staff of Vein 911, for a very positive experience on your treatments.Carmen
First visit to Vein 911 and looking forward to the next! Everyone, from entering the office until exiting, was friendly, welcoming and easy to talk with. The time and distance were negated by great information and everyone’s sweet smiles and kindness!
Dr. Pittman and staff were very thorough and patient in their assessment and explaining the underlying issue and treatment options. I highly recomend them!
Professional, Knowledgeable, Caring, Organized. Efficient! I finally have a pair of compression hose that I wear each day and are not hard to get on and off! Dr. Pittman and everyone was great!
There is always a warm welcome. The prep and procedure were efficient and cordial. I appreciate that the thermal ablation treatment is broken into 1/2 leg at a time phases rather than an entire leg at once. Dr. Pittman takes care for his patient's comfort.
Your staff was very helpful and very kind .I think I found the right company to work with.Harold Beville.
Dr. Pittman and his staff were friendly, caring, knowledgeable, and professional. I like the process used for determing one's individual needs, and I found the materials I was given to be very informative. I have already acted on a couple of things mentioned!
Always great service… Professional, Knowledgeable, and caring
The staffwas nbelievably warm and made me look forward to continue working with them.
The staff at Vein 911 are super friendly and made me super comfortable. Dr. Pittman was on time (super impressive these days). He was also very friendly and knowledgeable. He gave me a great deal of confidence that I chose the right practitioner. I look forward to feeling better and looking better.
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Think You May Have Vein Disease?

Vein disease is genetic and 3 out of 4 Americans develop vein disease in their lifetime. Many do not realize they are suffering from vein related problems because 50% of patients with vein disease NEVER develop a bulging varicose vein! Many patients and their physicians are unaware of the signs and symptoms of vein disease. You could be silently suffering from vein disease if you have ANY of the below symptoms:
  • Itching
  • Heavy Legs, Tired Legs
  • Aching Legs, Painful Legs, Tender Legs
  • Burning
  • Leg Numbness, Leg Tingling, Pins and Needles in your Legs
  • Night Leg Cramps
  • Restless Legs
  • Spider Veins, especially below your knees or near your ankles are a sign of MEDICAL vein disease
  • Varicose Veins
  • Ankle Swelling
  • Skin Discoloration, any darkening of your skin near your ankles
  • Bleeding Veins
  • Leg Ulcer, Slow to Heal or Non-Healing Leg Wounds

Trust The Award-Winning Tampa Vein Specialists With Your Legs

Dr. Pittman and his staff of Vein Care Specialists at our vein clinics in the Tampa Bay area have successfully helped over 15,000 patients nationwide get the relief they deserve from vascular disease and venous disease. Stop living with lifestyle-limiting and life-shortening symptoms.

Everybody knows what a varicose vein is. It’s a bulging vein on the skin, but the truth is, half of people with lifestyle-limiting symptoms in their legs have no bulging varicose veins, so I don’t like to refer to what I do as fixing varicose veins because we’re going to miss half the patients, Dr. Pittman explains. Venous insufficiency is really where our valves and our veins fail, and when they fail, the blood goes the wrong way.  I often introduce myself as Dr. Pittman, the Plumber guy because vein disease is a leak in the attic, flood in the basement.

Vein disease causes all sorts of symptoms. It’s the leading cause of ankle swelling in this country; three out of four people that come through my office door have detectable swelling. It’s a leading cause of restless legs, which affects eight percent of Americans. It’s the leading cause of night cramps. So again, that’s why I try not to talk so much about varicose veins because we’re going to miss a lot of suffering patients out there if we only talk about varicose veins. At our vein center, we focus on comprehensive vein treatment in Tampa to address all these symptoms.

Our Tampa vein doctors are dedicated to providing top-notch varicose vein treatment in Tampa and its surrounding areas. Whether you need a consultation at our vein clinic or a full treatment plan at our vein treatment center, we are here to help. Trust our vein doctor serving Tampa to diagnose and treat your vein problems effectively.

Find Your Vein Center

Tampa

2815 West Virginia Avenue Tampa, FL 33607

Palm Harbor / Clearwater

3131 N. McMullen Booth Road Clearwater, FL 33761

Wesley Chapel

2020 Ashley Oaks Circle Wesley Chapel, FL 33544

Largo

1301 2nd Ave SW, Suite 301, Largo FL 33770

Our Philosophy

Friends don't let friends get vein surgery.

At Vein911® Vein Treatment Centers, our board-certified Vein Care Specialists use world-class technology to deliver the most comprehensive, minimally-invasive, and virtually pain-free procedures. We thoroughly evaluate every patient, ensuring an accurate diagnosis of your leg problems. We clearly identify the difference between medical vein problems and cosmetic vein problems and take pride in making sure that each and every patient understands their individual situation and how best to correct their problem.
Vein911 Team

Frequently Asked Questions

In your leg, you have two sets of veins. They are called deep veins and superficial veins.

Deep veins are in the deeper part of the leg where the muscles are, and superficial veins are right under the skin.

In a normal person, the blood would circulate from the feet towards the heart in both sets of veins.

When someone has a venous insufficiency the blood will actually go up the deep veins and then go backwards into the superficial vein.

The blood will start pooling in the superficial veins.

Since the superficial veins are closest to the skin, they will start to bulge and create varicose veins. They are often bluish or purple in color.

Spider Veins are essentially a smaller version of varicose veins. They are red, purple, and blue vessels that are also twisted and turning. They are most often seen on the legs, chest, or face.

No. Varicose veins can occur deeper in the leg, where one can’t see them. Varicose veins are classified under the spectrum of venous insufficiency disease.

Venous insufficiency disease causes leg discomfort, swelling of the ankles and leg, itching, and weariness. Other signs and symptoms may be prickling, cramping, aching, and heaviness of the lower limbs after prolonged standing.

Keep an eye out for these symptoms besides simply visible veins.

In short, no. Exercise and compression stockings may help reduce some of the symptoms of varicose veins, but usually only medical treatment can effectively get rid of a varicose vein.

Progression of varicose veins can be dangerous as they may later become venous ulcerations. When left without treatment, complications may ensure including rashes, infections, bleeding, sores, and blood clots.

In rare cases, varicose veins can cause deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism which is life-threatening.

Most major insurance and many others… Please give us a call.

1) Consult –  We first start you with a consultation where you will be listened to and encounter a friendly staff that will make sure you get the best care. That care will come from Dr. Chris Pittman and his expertly trained team, and will include a provider and an ultrasonographer on the first visit.

2) Ultra Sound –  After the consult, we move on to the assessment where we provide you an accurate diagnosis. You will get the same day ultrasound and results on site while you see the provider. This will get you back to life as swiftly as possible.

3) Treatment Plan – After we conclude our assessment, we will provide you with a treatment plan.

There are many different options such as Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT), Sclerotherapy, ClosureFast, VenaSeal™, Clarivein®, Microphlebectomy and more. We will ensure you get the perfect customized treatment based on your needs and outcome goals.

It is normal to have some minor discomfort during the procedure. We will do everything that we can to make this as relaxing and comfortable of an experience as possible. After the procedure, patients may experience minor bruising or discomfort in the area of the treated vein, that normally resolves in 3-4 weeks. Overall, patients report via minimal pain / discomfort and are able to go back to doing the things they love.

Patients usually return to work and activities the very same day.

Very little downtime is needed for our treatments.

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