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CardiovascularMild
Varicose Veins
Vascular Surgery · Cardiovascular
Mild
Severity
Very common — affects up to 25% of adults, more frequently in women and those with prolonged standing occupations
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Vascular Surgery
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from weakened or damaged valves within the veins that fail to prevent backward blood flow
- 2leading to increased pressure and vein enlargement. Risk factors include prolonged standing
- 3obesity
- 4pregnancy
- 5family history of varicose veins
- 6aging
- 7and hormonal changes. Increased pressure in the veins from these factors gradually stretches the vein walls and damages the valve mechanism over time.
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