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The walls of the affected veins lose their elasticity in response to increased blood pressure. As the vessels weaken, more and more valves are unable to close properly. The veins become larger and wider over time and begin to appear as lumpy
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What causes imcompetent valves in leg veins?
Venous insufficiency is a condition in which blood pools in the vein because the valves have become incompetent.
What kind of veins become varicose?
The superficial veins are the blood vessels most often affected by varicose veins and are the veins seen by eye when the varicose condition has developed.
How can one tell if one has a varicose vein?
One can easily tell if they have a varicose vein by looking at their legs. If there are visible, dark, lumpy veins whilst standing up for a while, you have varicose veins.
How do you use varicose in a sentence?
Once the veins have become varicose, the legs can start to ache.
What causes varicose veins and how do I get rid of them?
I think those varicose veins are like blood vechiles which go on your legs. I don't know that causes of them. But webmd, a website would or could know that.
When are varicose veins formed?
True varicose veins are formed when the largest superficial veins become distorted and twisted by a long-term rise in blood pressure in the legs.
Why do varicose veins itch?
Varicose veins are filled with an abnormal amount of blood. Nerve irritation is what causes them to itch. They press against adjacent nerves as they dilate.
Your legs are so weak will varicose veins cauce this?
Varicose veins can cause varying degrees of discomfort, including aching heavy legs (especially at night or after hard exercise). Generally, varicose veins would not cause your legs to become extremely weak unless they formed painful ulcers externally. Consult your doctor for other possible causes.
Which term is when veins swoolen veins in her legs?
Varicose veins.
What are dilated veins called?
Varicose veins are called dialated veins
What causes a shooting sensation of heat in one's thigh?
Bone cancer, fracture, vascular disease, sciatica, strain or sprain, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins. Check circumference of your legs for swelling, if elevating the leg relieves the pain than it could be varicose veins (usually visible and include cramping) or sciatica.
Are Spider Veins similar to Varicose veins?
Spider veins: A group of widened veins that can be seen through the surface of the skin. Their wheel-and- spoke shape resembles a spider. Also known as spider telangiectasia. Varicose vein: A dilated (widened) tortuous (twisting) vein, usually involving a superficial vein in the leg, often associated with incompetency of the valves in the vein. These visible and bulging veins are often associated with symptoms such as tired, heavy, or aching limbs
