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Do You Have to Treat Varicose Veins? Do They Pose Any Danger to Me?
asked 8 months ago by pirate99 in santa rosa, ca
Latest answer by Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
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Tags: dangers, removal, risk
Do You Have to Treat Varicose Veins? Do They Pose Any Danger to Me?
3 answers to Do You Have to Treat Varicose Veins? Do They Pose Any Danger to Me?
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Reasons to treat varicose veins? Are varicose veins dangerous?
Varicose veins may represent a superficial manifestation of ongoing venous reflux. The risks of not treating varicose veins include blood clots, skin changes, leg ulcers, and worsening of your leg circulation. I recommend seeing a member of the American College of Phlebology.
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Varicose veins can harm
Varicose veins can be harmful if associated with significant reflux. especially if this reflux progresses towards skin changes of the lower leg including skin color changes, thinning of the skin, swelling or ulcer formation.
varicose veins are the end result of veins not carrying blood back to your heart and the blood stagnatiing in the legs.
these aformentioned long term sequelae are a result of worsening blood flow in the wrong direction.
so yes varicose veins can be harmful...
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Treat them if they are painful, swollen, or raised
Some varicose veins can be swollen, puffy, and painful. If you have veins of this type, I would suggest you get them treated. If you have smaller, reticular veins or spider veins, you don't need to get them treated unless they bother you appearance-wise.
