What are Varicose Veins and How to Treat Them?
Varicose is the name applied to describe the unsightly swollen and lumpy-looking blue-colored veins that protrude above the surface of the skin. In some people, most often in the legs, although the veins in any part of the body can become worse. Varicose veins are not uncommon and can develop in both men and women- although generally affect a higher percentage of women. A primary reason for their occurrence appears to be due to the sufferer having spent long periods of their lives standing on hard floors, as might occur in a factory worker or a sales clerk. The extreme and almost constant stress that occurs because of the long periods of standing is such that the walls of the veins become weakened, resulting in stretching and a loss of flexibility says a vein specialist . A tendency of the veins to “balloon” in places under the pressure of blood flowing through them as it ceaselessly circulates through the veins to the heart. A condition of obesity can also co...