If you are living with spider veins you don’t care what the clinical term is, you just want them to go away. These tiny blood vessels widen unnaturally causing threadlike reddish or purple patterns in the skin often resembling spider webs, which is how they got their name in the first place. Spider veins are
When you have varicose and or spider veins it can alter your style of dress. Varicose veins automatically attract the eye and let’s be honest, for most of us, that is far from the first thing we want people to notice about us. Varicose veins are red or bluish in color, bumpy, twisted, and rope-like.
Did you know that spider veins can occur anywhere on the body? Though mostly thought of as a leg issue, these tiny veins can become damaged due to insufficient blood flow on the chest or upper abdominal region. Veins presenting in this area can be caused by various illnesses, hormone fluctuations, and even sun damage.
The terms are often used interchangeably but Spider and Varicose Veins are actually different. Spider veins refer to the small surface veins which are actually flooded capillaries. They tend to start small and spread in a spiderweb-like pattern across the surface of the skin on the legs. Varicose veins are damaged veins deeper within the
If you haven’t had occasion to visit the West Florida Vein Center you might not be familiar with one of the areas foremost Vein Specialists Dr. Mark Zuzga. A native of Michigan, he received his bachelor’s degree at Oakland University. He went on to pursue and obtain his medical degree from Michigan State University. Following
They get their name from the “web” of discoloration that typically spreads across legs or behind the knees with age. Spider veins, also known as telangiectasia, look like a cluster of thin, dilated veins that appear close to the surface of the skin. They’re red, blue or purple in color, and are smaller than varicose
Dr. Zuzga and his staff were all very pleasant and personable and went out of their way to make me feel comfortable.