Varicose veins are rope like, enlarged veins. Most varicose veins are twisted and gnarled. They can be classified into the following 4 types.
Saphenous Type |
Segmental Type |
Reticular Type |
Web Type
(Spider Veins) |
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| This is the most common type. These occur in the long and short saphenous veins and their branches. They are vein valves that prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction (reflux). They become weak or malfunction in the groin or knee. |
These occur in the peripheral and small veins. |
Swollen subcutaneous veins spread net-like. The size of vein could be 2-3 mm in diameter. |
Dilated capillary veins less than 1mm in diameter that exist just below the skin. |
| Conventional Treatment Options |
| Surgical Stripping + Injection Sclerotherapy |
Surgical high saphenous legation+ Injection Sclerotherapy |
Injection
Sclerotherapy
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Risk Factors
- Female
- Aging
- Family
- Pregnancy and Delivery
- Jobs that require standing such as: teachers, hair stylists, cooks, nurses and flight attendants.
Frequency
10% of females over the age of 40 experience obvious symptoms. Including mild variations, varicose veins affect 43% of over 15 and 62% of over 30 of both females and males.
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