Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment
                      
Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment
Varicose Vein Treatment
Varicose veins are swollen, 
twisted blood vessels that 
bulge just under the skin’s 
surface. They are blue or 
purple and usually appear in 
the legs, feet and ankles. 
They can be painful or itchy. 
Spider veins may surround 
varicose veins. Spider veins 
are smaller red or purple 
lines that appear close to 
the skin’s surface.
1. What are 
veins?
A vein is a blood vessel that 
carries blood to your heart from 
tissues throughout your body. 
When a vein works as it should, 
valves (flaps that open and close) 
inside the vein keep blood 
flowing in only one direction — 
toward the heart.
Veins can be damaged by disease 
and injury. During the aging 
process, veins naturally lose 
elasticity and become less 
flexible.
What is the difference between varicose veins and 
spider veins?
Varicose veins and spider veins are both types of venous 
disease, but they look different. Spider veins are smaller 
and thinner than varicose veins. They look like a red or blue 
spider webs or branches of a tree, and they are close to the 
skin’s surface.
What causes varicose veins?
Varicose veins occur when the walls of veins become 
weakened. As blood pressure in the vein increases, the 
weakened walls allow the vein to get bigger. As the vein 
stretches, the valves in the vein can’t work like they 
should. Sluggish blood backs up or pools in the vein, 
causing the vein to swell, bulge and twist.
Vein walls and valves can become weak for several 
reasons, including:
Hormones.
The aging process.
Excess weight.
Restrictive clothing.
Pressure inside the vein due to standing for long periods
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