spider veins

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Spider Veins

Spider veins are a common condition found across elderly patients and those who have experienced poor blood flow in their legs. Millions of patients have been diagnosed with this superficial condition each year. Here are five things you may not know about spider veins: Primarily Hereditary All forms of vein […]

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5 Ways to Make Spider Veins Less Noticeable

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Spider veins, the twisting and curling veins often noticeable upon the face, legs, chest, or neck, continue to be a burden on men and women of older age. Research has determined that spider veins can be the result of obesity, abnormal vein structures, and smoking. Additional factors can include pregnancy, […]

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Maintaining A Healthy Diet To Improve Vein Health

When you think about it, our bodies can do some pretty amazing things. The heart beats strongly as blood flows through over 60,000 miles of arteries and veins, the lungs take in clean oxygen and expel poisonous oxygen without missing a beat, and our brains run the whole show with […]

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The Most Common Types of Vein Diseases

Vein disease affects numerous people, and it’s a serious problem that cannot go ignored. Veins play a large role in a person’s circulation system, transporting blood throughout the body and to the heart and lungs where it can be re-oxygenated. When they aren’t able to work properly, it can lead […]

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The Secrets of Spider Veins

It can be confusing when you’re trying to figure out whether you have spider veins or not, whether you need to treat them, or whether your insurance will even cover treatment, especially when you may have heard conflicting information. Skin & Vein is here to clear up the myths and […]

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How to Choose Your Compression Stockings

There are several reasons for wearing compressing stockings, including prevention of serious medical conditions, comfort, and even to achieve sports performance. Essentially, compression stockings and garments help improve your blood flow. They also reduce pain and swelling in the legs. Additionally, they can lower your risk of deep vein thrombosis […]

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Is it Thin Skin or a Clear Case of Varicose Veins?

It is an unfortunate fact of life that our bodies tend to show our age more externally than we often realize. Typically, when we think of age, our minds conjure images of hair loss, deep wrinkles, and gaining weight, but there are other, less obvious signs that give away our […]

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Dealing with Spider Veins on the Eyelids

Spider veins are irregular, thin, purplish or reddish veins and capillaries that are easily visible on the skin’s surface. They can show up anywhere and their appearance is similar to that of a spider web—hence the term spider veins. The medical term for these damaged, red veins is telangiectasia. For […]

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Stages of Vein Disease

Venous insufficiency is a common problem with patients that include both men and women of varying ages. Each person is affected differently by vein disease, with some people experiencing only mild symptoms and perhaps just a couple of visible veins, and others showing signs and symptoms of much more advanced […]

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Who Is Susceptible To Spider Veins?

Spider veins are the irritating reddish, purplish or blueish damaged veins that show up just beneath the skin’s surface. These damaged veins are generally found on the backs of the knees, on the feet, around the ankles, on the calves and thighs, and sometimes on the face and hands. Spider […]

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