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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.
What are dilated veins called?
Varicose veins are called dialated veins
Which term is when veins swoolen veins in her legs?
Varicose veins.
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.
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
Are varicose veins treatable?
Varicose veins can develop in the deep veins also. Varicose veins in the superficial veins are called primary varicosities, while varicose veins in the deep veins are called secondary varicosities.
