A GRAN spent her last years in “absolute agony” after undergoing a common treatment in the hopes of looking her best for her granddaughter’s wedding. Retired nurse Yvonne ...

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.

According to the Society for Vascular Surgery, as many as 40 million Americans have what are known as varicose veins. But what causes varicose veins, and is there any way to prevent them?

A man in his early 30's passed away one month after receiving varicose vein surgery. The man's family attended the inquest ...

Varicose veins—which affect about a third of all adults—look knotty, swollen, and twisted. They can also be "a source of pain and discomfort, especially if you’re standing or walking for ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...