Surgery - General
DR. BUCK SCOTT — MD
General Surgeon
Makes Lake Wales His Home
General surgeon Buck Scott, M.D., feels right
at home in Lake Wales.
The Florida native moved to his wife’s hometown
last year and hung out his shingle. “We
love it here. We knew this was the area we
wanted to come back to,’’ Dr. Scott said. “All
of the physicians and staff have welcomed me
high quality medical care to the people in this
area very rewarding. Our patients don’t have
to travel to Tampa or Orlando for a high level
of care, I’ve had numerous cases where the
patients have told me they love the quality of
care they get here. It warms my heart to know
that I will be able to continue doing this for
many years to come.’’
the legs. “This is a great advancement in the
treatment of this condition, which historically
required a large incision and a quite involved
surgery,’’ Dr. Scott said. “We have now changed
the method of treatment. It is now done
through a tiny needle stick and by advancing a
catheter with a tiny laser on the tip to collapse
the veins that have become defective over
time. This encourages the blood to return to
the heart using the deeper more robust veins
extremities. When blood pools that leads to
the swelling of the legs, the creation of the var-
icose veins and the other chronic skin changes
that can happen from this condition.’’
a variety of problems. “Many people notice
swelling in the lower portion of their legs and
ankles which occurs especially after long periods
of standing and can get dramatically
worse at the end of the day. They can notice
aching or tiredness in the legs, the development
of varicose veins and as the condition
worsens the skin on the ankles will become
thick and leathery looking and can developed
brown pigmentation. In the severe stage, the
breakdown and the development of ulcers,’’ Dr.
Scott said.
Dr. Scott recommends the procedure to patients
who already have chronic skin changes
and have developed ulcers.
“They will notice a dramatic improvement
in their quality of life as well as the ability to
someone is having symptoms, they should
schedule a consultation and get an ultrasound
and treating it in the early stages will prevent
the progression to a more advanced state.’’
In addition to the vein procedure, Dr. Scott
also treats varicose and spider veins.
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