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Varicose veins most often occur in people who must sit or stand a lot. More women than men get varicose veins, and more women during or after child-bearing ages develop varicosities. They mostly occur in the lower legs, from the knee down to the ankle, but mostly around the knee and upper calf.
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Are varicose veins and distended blood vessel the same?
Varicose vein is a distended vein (blood vessel)..Veins can get distended in many conditions. It can be physiological (normal) or pathological (not normal). Varicose veins are pathological.Varicose veins are distended and mostly tortuous veins, occur mainly due to valvular incompetence or due to obstruction in deep veins.Gravity and Erect posture of humans contribute to the varicose veins.
Where are varicose veins found on the body?
Varicose veins can occur anywhere in the body, but are more commonly found on the legs. By Joshua.Kodituwakku
What are dilated veins called?
Varicose veins are called dialated veins
Which term is when veins swoolen veins in her legs?
Varicose veins.
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.
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.
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.
What are varicose veins in brain?
Can you get a varicose vein on your brain
Why do you get varicose veins?
Veins have a system of valves that help keep the blood moving towards the heart if they are not operating correctly too much blood builds up in the veins and they swell.
Can surgical stripping prevent the development of new varicose veins?
Surgical stripping of varicose veins is successful for most patients. Most do not develop new, large varicose veins following surgery. Surgery does not decrease a person's tendency to develop varicose veins.
Do varicose veins turn black?
my varicose veins have turned black and i am getting worried? Whats happening?
Are varicose veins hereditary?
Mostly this disease pass from generation to generation, but it is also possibility for new person affected.
