Varicose veins are often seen as a cosmetic issue that does not need treatment. However, they may lead to major complications such as venous leg ulcers. These are wounds that may take several ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Varicose veins — which affect about a third of all adults — look knotty, swollen and twisted. They can also be “a ...

Varicose veins are large, raised, swollen blood vessels that twist and turn. They usually develop in the legs and can be seen through the skin. They result from a weakening in the blood vessel ...

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 ...

A nationwide Korean study finds a surprising link between varicose veins and dementia, and suggests that treating the veins ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...

Millions of people with varicose veins could have a significantly higher risk of memory robbing dementia, a Korean study has suggested. Experts, who analysed data from almost half a million ...

Varicose veins can be harmless, but they can also cause certain problems in the person who suffers from them. These are swollen and twisted veins that are located just under the skin. They are ...

In all, 676 participants said they had moderate to severe varicose veins. Of the total number of participants, 5888 said they weren't hypersensitive to the cold, just under 6% (340) of whom had ...

Feeling the cold is a complaint often underplayed by GPs but can be a sign of varicose veins, scientists warn. A study has shown people reporting moderate to severe cold hypersensitivity have a 49 ...