If you had seen me in shorts three years ago, no doubt you would have wondered, “Good heavens! What’s wrong with her legs!” My varicose and spider veins were so pronounced that it looked like my lower legs were terribly bruised. Even though I was only 45, my legs looked like they belonged to a ...
It doesn’t seem like too long ago. I was 14 years old, standing in front of a full-length mirror, inspecting myself like many teenagers do. Summer was going on full blast outside, a sweltering 101 degrees in the hot Texas sun. Wearing a white skirt, I turned in the mirror to inspect my back side. ...
Spider veins are small red, purple or blue veins that generally are easily seen through the skin. They are most often found on the legs and face and may appear as fine lines or webbed or starburst patterns on the skin. Usually spider veins, while visible through the skin, cannot be felt when pressed. Varicose ...
In the United States twenty-five percent of women and fifteen percent of men notice twisted blue or purplish enlarge veins typically bulging out of one’s leg (inside or back of the calves) or feet, commonly referred to as varicose vein. 1 The bulge or thickened appears of the varicose vein caused by a decrease in ...