Varicose veins can be potentially dangerous to health, causing ulcers, clots. May 7, 2012— -- Brett Peaks, a former college baseball player and lawyer, began to notice that his legs were "tired ...

If you have avoided shorts or skirts for the last few years because of the unsightly veins in your legs, you are not alone. More than 25 million Americans suffer from varicose veins, which are gnarled ...

When the veins in the legs function properly, they carry blood to your heart. But when they start to malfunction, they may carry blood in the opposite direction, causing it to pool in your legs and ...

The presence of varicose veins can pose aesthetic concerns and even lead to discomfort. As many people strive for smooth, ...

When treating varicose veins, laser therapy remains the best option, a new study says. Researchers in the study examined 798 participants who had varicose veins and were treated at 11 vascular surgery ...

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, ...

Blue, swollen, lumpy-looking veins—and their cousins, the crimson “spider veins”—are only the most obvious signs of varicose vein disease. Veterans of this condition know all too well that these ...

About half of Americans older than 50 have varicose veins — veins that are swollen and often can be seen bulging beneath the skin. They often are colored dark purple or blue and found most often on ...

If your legs feel achy or heavy or have a burning feeling, you may be experiencing symptoms of varicose veins. Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins. They are most commonly in the lower ...

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