Suffering from swollen and enlarged veins on your legs? You are certainly not alone. Varicose veins are extremely common, affecting up to 30 per cent of adults in the UK, and for the most part do not ...

Chronic venous insufficiency can develop at any age, but as we get older, the risk increases. Here's what you need to know.

Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...

Laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins similarly improve patients' quality of life, whereas foam sclerotherapy has less of an effect, a randomized trial shows. In addition, of the three ...

An extensive study to compare the two procedures of laser treatment and surgery suggests that surgery is a better option to treat severe varicose veins. The doctors at Saarland University hospital, ...

Warner said the risk of amputation "was a chance worth taking because standing still in that pain felt like losing everything ...

It's thought that about 30 percent of older adults in Western countries develop varicose veins. They are are caused by chronic venous disease, an impairment in the flow of blood through the legs to ...

Varicose veins is a term commonly used to describe visible leg veins. But true varicose veins are dilated and very prominent. Small varicose veins may not be a problem, but as varicose veins worsen ...

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Up to half of Americans are affected by vein problems in the legs, such as varicose veins or even hard to heal sores. Not only are the veins unsightly, but they can be painful. However, there's a new ...