According to the Society for Vascular Surgery, as many as 40 million Americans have what are known as varicose veins. But what causes ... can sometimes be a sign of early vein disease.

Varicose veins are an early manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency. Although the risk factors associated with varicose veins are well described, the basic pathophysiology leading to venous ...

Vein ligation and stripping is generally done on large varicose veins. It also can be done to prevent venous skin ulcers from returning after treatment. You want to get rid of varicose veins for ...

Q. My mother had varicose veins in her legs and now I’m getting them. She put up with them. I don’t want to. So how do I get rid of them? A. Varicose veins are twisted and enlarged ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...