Varicose veins can be more than just a cosmetic concern—they often cause discomfort, pain, and sometimes lead to ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle McNeil, D.P.M Varicose vein treatments decrease symptoms, prevent complications such as leg pain, blood clots, or sores (ulcers), and sometimes eliminate them. For some ...

Varicose veins occur for many reasons, but perhaps the most telling factor is heredity. Other reasons some people develop this condition include age, gender, pregnancy, obesity, physical trauma and ...

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is when the valves in the leg veins don’t work right and inappropriately allow blood to flow backward, back into the legs/feet from the effects of gravity. This is ...

Dr. Thoralf Sundt answers the question: 'Bypass -- Vessels From Legs Or Chest?' — -- Question: How does a surgeon decide whether to use veins from the legs or arteries from the chest to do bypass ...

Bleeding, skin ulcerations or pain, as well as redness and swelling in a leg, are symptoms that should prompt a medical ...