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 ...

CRINKLY varicose veins in the leg are common and yes, not always the prettiest. But how much do you really know about your vein health? According to the British Heart Foundation, by the time we’re an ...

Varicose veins and "hidden varicose veins" (medically called chronic venous incompetence) affect an awful lot of people. Research suggests 15 to 20% of the adult population suffer with visible ...

Varicose veins can affect people at any age, so it’s important to know what to look for and when to seek treatment. It’s not unusual for people, especially women, to begin seeing varicose veins on ...

A mum-of-two revealed how she ended up in A&E with an “excruciating” ulcer on her leg after years of “standing all day every day” for work. Former hairdresser Samantha Ford, from Boston in ...

A leg ulcer can be understood as a break in the skin, typically located on the feet or the lower part of the leg. Leg ulcers are generally diagnosed based on their appearance, though this can be ...

Patients experiencing an achy, heavy feeling or a burning sensation in their legs may be feeling the symptoms of varicose veins. These twisted, enlarged veins often develop as people age, but they ...

Varicose vein surgery is one of 17 procedures the NHS may limit under plans to cut treatments deemed ‘unnecessary’, as revealed last weekend. The proposal is that such procedures will only be offered ...

Varicose Veins are a common condition. It can affect people of all age groups. Anyone who stands or walks for longer amounts of time can get affected by the varicose vein. This is because standing and ...

Varicose veins occur when the valves in our leg veins stop working properly, meaning the blood falls down the veins when standing up, rather than flowing upwards towards the heart. In their simplest ...

Many people seem to think that varicose veins affect older people or women after pregnancy. A large number of my younger patients, who are otherwise fit and well, often express great surprise that ...