Varicose veins, and their milder counterpart, spider veins, are often considered unsightly, but for some they cause far more than cosmetic concern. In addition to pain and discomfort, varicose veins ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many people have varicose veins and most people think they're just unsightly. However, they can also lead to serious problems and getting rid of them isn't always easy. Now, ...

Among the indignities of life are varicose veins — bulging, bluish veins in the legs that can embarrass men and women, whether wearing shorts, swimwear or skirts. Although the condition usually is not ...

Just as ablative catheter techniques have made open ligation and stripping a historic procedure, new techniques in the removal of varicose veins are challenging traditional stab phlebectomy. In the ...

LOS ANGELES, May 6 For women and men suffering from varicose veins, the problem is much more than simple vanity. Varicose veins pose serious health threats to people who have them, and are a major ...

Varicose veins, which can cause poor blood flow, were traditionally remedied by a stripping method; however, new alternatives allow quicker recoveries for patients, according to a news report by The ...

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 ...

A seemingly simple procedure to remove a large varicose vein nearly cost one woman both of her legs. Donna Zavaglia, now 42, had been embarrassed by the large vein that she could already see running ...