If you're like many patients, spider veins took you by surprise. These red weblike veins tend to form in groups near the surface of the skin, most often in the legs. The medical name for these collections of blood vessels is telangiectasias. Individuals who visit a vein treatment center with cosmetic concerns about these tiny vessels wonder what caused them, how to eliminate them, and how to help prevent more. Spider Vein Facts Unlike varicose veins, these vessels usually create no health problems. However, like the cause of varicose veins, theirs is weak vein valves that allow blood that should be circulating toward the heart to fall backward. Vein doctors [...]The post Why Do I Have All These Spider Veins? appeared first on Bridgeport Vein Center.
