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Do tight fitting clothes contribute to varicose or spider veins?
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I wear a lot of tight compression shorts and bike shorts when I exercise (running, biking, etc.). Could these choices lead to varicose veins later in life?
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Is surgery the best treatment at this point?
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I am a 52 year old female and had varicose vein surgery in the early 80's. I tried knee high comp stockings, and I'm on my feet a lot, working 12 hour shifts. My right leg is swelling still. It was recommende...
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When stents are used for leg surgery, do they come in only one length or does the doctor add several stents?
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Is local anesthesia used with all varicose vein treatments?
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My mother had ELA performed and they only gave her oral sedation. She had extreme pain and less than great results. I need treatment for my veins and I am afraid of this treatment because of her experience. ...
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What is the recovery procedure after the vein is removed ?
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What is the recovery procedure after the vein is removed? For example, do I have to sit and rest it and how long will i need off work?
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What can I do to reduce pain from labia veins during pregnancy?
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I had vulvar/labia veins during my third pregnancy and had to spend a lot of time in bed with pain/heaviness etc. That continued three years postpartum so I had varicose vein surgery. Nine months ago, the docto...
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What is the difference between PAD & Varicose Veins?
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Is there a difference between PAD & varicose veins, and are there tests to confirm? Also can you have Venous closure surgery done if you have PAD?
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Is Vein Ligation and Stripping safe?
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Is this procedure safe or is it risky?
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Can I have an ugly, but 'normal' vein removed from my bicep for cosmetic reasons?
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I've always had a very ugly vein on my right bicep. I am sure it is perfectly normal and not varicose. It does not protrude, but is a very dark blue and is just below the surface. Would it be possible to remove...
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I'm having spasms and numbness in my untreated leg one week after having a varicose vein removed from the opposite leg. Is this normal?
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I had a varicose vein removed in my left leg seven days ago. Everything seems to be healing, but I recently started feeling spasms & numbness on my right leg (outside thigh). This is weird because that leg wasn...
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Treatment options for Vein Removal
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Which is a better option for vein removal (vein stripping or laser treatment/ELA) in the presences of a varicose ulcer around the size about 5cm? The patient is known to have hypertension which is under control...
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Will significant weight loss alleviate varicose veins naturally?
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I'm scheduled for weight-loss surgery, and I have large varicose veins on both legs. Will losing the weight change the pressure in my legs enough to make the varicose veins go away, or will I need surgery or o...
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Is varicose vein surgery, treatments, or spider vein treatments covered by insurance?
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I have some friends who've had varicose and spider veins treated, some with surgery and some with injections. Some people said that insurance covered it but others said that it didn't. What determines insuran...
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Is leg pain a common side effect after varicose vein surgery or sclerotherapy treatments?
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I had a phlebectomy that was not successful, then laser ablation and sclerotherapy within 2 months of each other. I now have shooting pains in my leg... is this something that is normal?
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How can Varicose Veins develop?
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What causes varicose veins?
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Varicose veins in the same leg
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How many times can you safely have your veins done in the same leg?
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Have heart problems with clots. Dangerous to have varicose vein operated on?
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Is there any danger if I've recently had a clot in a heart artery and I want to get rid of varicose veins in my legs?
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How do you treat Varicose Veins due to slow valves & reflux?
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I have varicose veins due to slow valves and reflux. How can it be treated? How long it will take? How much it will cost?
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What can help if after treatment I'm left with a rash, like raw meat and painful?
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I had laser treatment on my left leg, and I've been left with a rash, sort of like raw meat, which is very painful all the time. I have tried many creams, and they just burn. HELP!
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