If you have varicose veins in your legs, you may experience symptoms including heaviness, aching or pain in your legs. But what causes this condition? Why would you experience varicose vein pain? And what can you do to find relief? Keep reading for all the details you need to know.
Varicose veins are enlarged veins beneath your skin’s surface that become visible above the skin’s surface due to swelling. The veins become enlarged because of internal damage that allows blood to collect in one area instead of flowing out of the veins as it should.
Many different factors can cause the type of damage that leads to varicose veins. But some of the most common risk factors include:
If these veins develop, you may experience symptoms including heaviness, itching or burning in your legs. Additionally, you may start to experience varicose vein pain. And here’s why these enlarged veins can be so uncomfortable.
When blood pools in your leg veins, pressure builds up in the area. And that pressure can be uncomfortable. Some people will describe the associated sensation as heaviness. Others will complain of throbbing or cramping. Still others will just say their legs hurt. But, regardless of the way you describe your symptoms, the cause is the same—pressure due to blood that’s pooling in your veins. So, in order to relieve your discomfort, you’ll have to seek vein treatments at one of our six Texas vein clinics.
In order to relieve varicose vein pain, we must first confirm that your discomfort is caused by this condition. After all, many forms of vein disease trigger similar symptoms; so, to determine your best treatment plan, we’ll first need to perform an ultrasound vein evaluation. Then, with the results of this non-invasive test, we can provide you with an accurate diagnosis and, from there, determine your best course of treatment. Depending on your diagnosis, we may recommend one of the following minimally-invasive varicose vein treatments performed by our interventional radiologists:
Suffering from painful symptoms of vein disease? The sooner you come in for an evaluation, the sooner we can begin the treatment—and recovery—process. So don’t spend another day bothered by discomfort in your legs. Instead, click here to request an appointment click here to request an appointment click here to request an appointment with our Texas Endovascular vein specialists.
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