Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous leg veins due to faulty valves and reversed blood flow. Common in women, they cause pain, swelling, cramps and are treated with sclerotherapy or surgery ...

This week, David G. Kastl, a physician with the Hilton Head Vein Center who specializes in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery, discusses varicose veins and what can be done about them.

When it comes to choosing between sclerotherapy and laser to treat veins, it's important to factor in the number, location, ...

Varicose veins tend to be larger — and they may be characterized by bulging skin, leg pain, itching, leg fatigue and heaviness. Gould explained that blood moves toward the heart through valves ...

Varicose veins are fairly common, affecting around 20 percent of adults, according to Informed Health.Though anyone can get them starting as young as their 20s, they're primarily found in women ...

Q: I inherited my mother's prominent varicose veins, and despite surgery, they are back. My sister recently told me our mother had deep vein thrombosis when she was older. She told me to be ...

Varicose veins can be painful and unsightly. Here’s how to treat them. Both men and women can get them. Self-care can often bring relief from swelling and achiness. May 5, 2025.

Varicose or spider veins can be as upsetting as they are signaling to a larger issue in the body. The Chicago Vein Institute estimates that over 40 million people in the United States suffer from v… ...