At University of Utah Health, our specialists in Heart & Vascular Services and Cosmetic Services provide leading-edge, high-quality patient care for vein treatment. For serious cases of varicose veins ...

In the U.S. each year, 30 million people are affected by venous disease, signs of which include ropey varicose veins and spider veins. Jackie Torpy is a longtime registered nurse and expert in the ...

No one’s skin is perfect, and nearly everyone deals with things like discoloration, scars, and spider veins at some point. But if developing spider veins isn’t on your to-do list, it’s understandable ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle McNeil, D.P.M Varicose vein treatments decrease symptoms, prevent complications such as leg pain, blood clots, or sores (ulcers), and sometimes eliminate them. For some ...

It started with vanity, as so many health sagas do. I’ve never had supermodel legs, but in my 30s and 40s, I started noticing thin, squiggly blue and purple veins mostly below my knees and around my ...

Sometimes, spider veins may initially seem to get worse following laser treatment. This is only a temporary side effect due to the discoloration and inflammation caused by the procedure. Laser ...

Varicose veins are fairly common, affecting around 20 percent of adults, according to Informed Health. Though anyone can get them starting as young as their 20s, they're primarily found in women and ...

As many of us get older, we start to notice varicose veins forming on our legs. In fact, the Society for Vascular Surgery estimates that varicose veins affect up to 35% of Americans every year. “When ...

As a curious child, you might remember staring at an older relative’s thick stockings at the blue, gnarled veins lying under the skin like bumpy snakes. Known as varicose veins, these blood vessels, ...

Spider veins are most common on the ankles and lower legs. While they are not dangerous, treatments are available to help reduce or remove them. Share on Pinterest Spider (or varicose) veins happen ...

ASHLEY: IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, TREATING VARICOSE VEINS. THEY CAN CAUSE TENDERNESS AND DISCOMFORT. THEY OFTEN APPEAR AS DARK AND PROMINENT LINES ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN. AND THEY’RE CAUSED BY ...

Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...