Varicose veins

Varicose veins are a common manifestation of chronic venous disease of the peripheral vascular system, characterized by dilated, elongated, and tortuous subcutaneous veins that typically measure 3 millimeters or greater in diameter Most frequently developing in the lower extremities, they primarily affect the great and small saphenous veins and their tributaries While some cases remain asymptomatic or primarily cosmetic, clinically significant disease presents with localized aching, heaviness, p...

Varicose veins are a common manifestation of chronic venous disease of the peripheral vascular system, characterized by dilated, elongated, and tortuous subcutaneous veins that typically measure 3 millimeters or greater in diameter The underlying pathophysiology involves venous wall structural weakness, calf muscle pump dysfunction, and valvular incompetence, which permit retrograde blood flow and produce persistent ambulatory venous hypertension

Most frequently developing in the lower extremities, they primarily affect the great and small saphenous veins and their tributaries

The underlying pathophysiology involves venous wall structural weakness, calf muscle pump dysfunction, and valvular incompetence, which permit retrograde blood flow and produce persistent ambulatory venous hypertension While some cases remain asymptomatic or primarily cosmetic, clinically significant disease presents with localized aching, heaviness, pruritus, and dependent edema, and can progress to stasis dermatitis, thrombophlebitis, or chronic venous ulceration

The underlying pathophysiology involves venous wall structural weakness, calf muscle pump dysfunction, and valvular incompetence, which permit retrograde blood flow and produce persistent ambulatory venous hypertension

While some cases remain asymptomatic or primarily cosmetic, clinically significant disease presents with localized aching, heaviness, pruritus, and dependent edema, and can progress to stasis dermatitis, thrombophlebitis, or chronic venous ulceration