The journey begins in the right ventricle of the heart. After circulating through the body, deoxygenated blood enters the ...

Capillaries are very tiny blood vessels — so small that a single red blood cell can barely fit through them. They help to connect your arteries and veins in addition to facilitating the exchange of ...

Broken blood vessels on the face, or spider veins, are enlarged capillaries that occur just beneath the surface of the skin. Genetics, sun exposure, sneezing, and many other factors can cause them.

No matter how "good" your skin is (a term I use loosely), there are always those little things about your complexion that you get stuck on. More often than not, the issue that's bothering you is ...

‌Arteries and veins (also called blood vessels) are tubes of muscle that your blood flows through. Arteries carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Veins push blood back to your heart ...

Tired of layering on makeup to cover those red, sunburstlike capillaries near your nose and on your cheeks? New technologies can eradicate them—but it will cost you a lot more than a pot of concealer.

If you've noticed tiny, web-like veins appearing on the surface of your skin that are blue or purple, you're not on the path to becoming the next Peter Parker; rather, you are likely seeing spider ...