Varicose Veins

These purplish cords emerge along the backs or insides of legs, taking the joy out of skirts and shorts. Simply, varicose veins are caused by gravity. Leg veins transport blood to your heart - an uphill battle. To keep blood from flowing backwards, veins are equipped with one-way valves, which, unfortunately, aren’t always airtight. When they leak, blood accumulates in the vein, causing it to bulge and weaken. The result: unsightly - and sometimes painful - varicose veins.

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Spider Veins

What’s red, purple and crawling up your leg? Those sprawling, threadlike webs are spider veins. Tiny versions of varicose veins, spider veins travel close to the skin’s surface, along the thighs, ankles and calves. Varicose spider veins occur when valves in leg veins malfunction. Valves are like swinging one-way doors that push blood towards the heart. When valves weaken, blood flows backwards and pools in the veins, causing superficial ones to dilate and leak.

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Tired, Aching Legs

After a day of sitting or standing, do your legs feel heavy and sore? Tired aching legs occur when we’re on our feet all day, or stuck sitting in one position. Our calves, believe it or not, act as blood pumps. When the muscles contract, they help send blood in our legs back to the heart. When our calves don’t move, blood can pool in our leg veins, causing leg fatigue, swelling and vein issues.

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