Varicose veins are swollen, twisted, painful veins that have filled with an abnormal collection of blood. Veins are blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart and lungs. Varicose veins are swollen veins that you can see through your skin. They often look blue, bulging, and twisted. Left untreated, varicose veins may worsen over time. Large varicose veins can cause aching and feelings of fatigue as well as skin changes like rashes, redness, and sores. Varicose veins affect 1 out of 2 people over age 50. They are more common in women than men. Hemorrhoids are a type of varicose vein.

Varicose veins, in the legs, affect about 30% of adults at some point in their life. Varicose veins usually affect people between the ages of 30 and 70. They tend to be more common in older women. Varicose veins usually develop gradually, and may run in families. High blood pressure inside your superficial leg veins causes varicose veins. Pregnant women have an increased risk of developing varicose veins, but the veins often return to normal within 1 year after childbirth. Women who have multiple pregnancies may develop permanent varicose veins. Women are more likely than men to develop varicose veins. Treatment is usually conservative.

Treatment may be requested to improve the appearance. Surgery such as vein stripping and ligation (removal of the varicose vein). Sclerotherapy has been used in the treatment of varicose veins. Sclerotherapy involves an injection of a solution (generally sodium chloride) directly into the varicose vein. The solution irritates the lining of the vessel, causing it to swell and stick together, and the blood to clot. Sclerotherapy works well for most patients with varicose veins. It is estimated that as many as 50 percent to 80 percent of injected varicose veins may be eliminated with each injection session.

Traditional available operation, while others favor newer methods. Newer methods for treating varicose veins, such as Endovenous Laser Treatment, radiofrequency ablation. Laser handling is another manner to handle varicose veins. Radiofrequency ablation is a technique that is normally carried away on larger varicose veins. An investigation (slim tool) is inserted into your vein, heating it and sealing it away. Some of the possible side effects and complications of sclerotherapy include allergy to the irritant solution, irritation to veins other than the intended varicose vein,inflammation of associated veins,brown stains on the skin around the vein.