by VTC | Jun 2, 2019 | Vein
How Young Adults Get Varicose Veins Varicose veins are swollen rope-like knots of blood vessels that protrude from the surface of the skin. They are caused by chronic venous insufficiency, an underlying condition that occurs when the vein valves responsible for...
by VTC | Jun 2, 2019 | Vein
Risk Factors for Chronic Venous Insufficiency Are you suffering from heaviness in your legs? Have you been getting frequent leg cramps or have your legs been very restless of late? Do these symptoms get worse at the end of the day or after sitting or standing for long...
by VTC | Jun 2, 2019 | Vein
Why are Varicose Veins Found Primarily in the Legs? Do you have large rope-like knots of blood vessels popping out of your skin? If so, you should know that you’re not alone. According to estimates, over 20% of all adults in the US suffer from varicose veins at some...
by VTC | Jun 2, 2019 | Vein
Sclerotherapy: your best bet to getting rid of spider veins Any information resource that you use to find out which procedure is used in the treatment of spider veins would give you only one top answer – sclerotherapy. This is the single most effective therapy out...
by VTC | Jun 2, 2019 | Vein
How to Tell if your Vein Problems are more than Cosmetic? The first thing you might notice about your spider veins and varicose veins is that they look pretty bad. Spider veins look like clusters of thin wispy spider webs on your skin whereas varicose veins look like...
by VTC | May 27, 2019 | Vein
Spider veins in pregnancy: Annoying but fairly common When you decide to get pregnant, your thoughts are mostly of the smiling cherub that you will have at the end of nine months. Or maybe the extra attention you will end up getting. Unfortunately, pregnancy has its...