When treating varicose veins, laser therapy remains the best option, a new study says. Researchers in the study examined 798 participants who had varicose veins and were treated at 11 vascular surgery ...

Compression stockings help relieve symptoms of varicose veins, but they do not cure the condition, experts say. While they ...

Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin. They're most common in the legs and ankles. They usually aren't serious. Sclerotherapy uses an injection of a special chemical ...

Varicose veins are tortuous, enlarged veins that typically occur in lower extremities. Varicose veins are extremely common and for many they are simply a cosmetic concern. However, for others, ...

When the veins in the legs function properly, they carry blood to your heart. But when they start to malfunction, they may carry blood in the opposite direction, causing it to pool in your legs and ...

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, ...

If you have avoided shorts or skirts for the last few years because of the unsightly veins in your legs, you are not alone. More than 25 million Americans suffer from varicose veins, which are gnarled ...

If you have varicose veins, you already may have been scheduled for sclerotherapy treatment to remove your varicose veins. But maybe you still have some questions about the sclerotherapy procedure and ...

THE QUESTION Though often thought of as an appearance or pain issue, varicose veins can cause serious blood circulation problems and may need to be treated through traditional surgery or laser ...

Bulging, discolored veins in your legs may be doing more than making you self-conscious in shorts. Discomfort, swelling, itching and rashes are common side effects of varicose veins that may interfere ...

UCLA's chief of vascular surgery picks up size 7 crochet hooks from a fabric store -- not to make sweaters or scarves but to use in a new technique he has developed to treat varicose veins. Early ...