One of the more dramatic incidents that can happen to our patients is an episode of spontaneous high pressure bleeding from a leg vein. Elevated pressure in leg veins is secondary to a vein blockage or more commonly due to…
The answer: Usually not. Varicose veins are caused by a failure of multiple one way valves inside our leg veins. The failing valves allow for a reversal of the flow of blood normally going to the heart. This change of…
I wish I could give my patients a simple answer to this question, similar to telling them that a Strep. bacteria caused their sore throat. There is clearly a heritable (genetic) component to the development of varicose veins since the…
Most of our patients seek evaluation at Vein Specialists of Tampa for painful, throbbing and bulging veins that protrude from under the skin. These are usually referred to as varicose veins. Often, leg heaviness and even ankle swelling accompany…
Enlarged or varicose veins of the legs are quite common and cause symptoms of throbbing, pain and swelling in men and women of all ages. Sometimes this problem unpredictably results in a breakdown of the skin over the inside of…
This is the time of the year when we seem to be most aware of other people’s legs. Here in Florida, men and women wear shorts most of the year, but elsewhere, summertime is when we see so many pairs…
