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the thin blue line; Nothing mars legs and ruins short-skirt season like varicose veins.
Byline: Sally Singer
The first time I hear the words vascular surgeon, I'm sitting at DB, one of those midtown bistros where impossibly thin people eat foie gras hamburgers. I'm with an impossibly beautiful friend who looks amazing in Tsubi jeans, and we're talking about our new babies-my third, her first. And then, shamefully and inevitably, we talk about something much darker, and indeed bluer: the veins that have suddenly popped up, hideously, on our legs. "Have you seen me in a skirt recently? Never," my friend says a tad bitterly. I confess to her that after my first child, I had a dermatologist friend give me a few saline-like injections-sclerotherapy-but ...
- Varicose Veins
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Lohr, John January 1, 2006 700+ words
Varicose Veins Definition Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous, elongated superficial veins that are usually seen in the legs. Description Varicose veins, also called varicosities, are seen most often in the legs...
- Varicose Veins; Key Q&A.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Varicose Veins March 17, 2005 700+ words
* What causes varicose veins? Both your leg muscles and valves...vein to bulge or twist. * Are varicose veins dangerous, or just more of a cosmetic...unsightly, superficial or visible varicose veins are usually harmless. If you are...
- Varicose veins.(Causes and Treatment)(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2006 700+ words
What are varicose veins? Varicose veins are veins close to the skin that are swollen or stretched. Veins in the legs and pelvic area are most often affected. Varicose veins are more common in women. They can appear at any time in...
- Varicose Veins; Overview.(causes, treatment and diagnosis)
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Varicose Veins May 25, 2005 700+ words
...pressure on the wall of the vein, Varicose veins results from a chronic dilatation...bulge and twist. The result is varicose veins. Although they can be painful and unsightly, these visible varicose veins are usually harmless. When inflamed...
- Varicose veins.(Opinion & Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin February 18, 2003 700+ words
VARICOSE veins are veins under the skin that have...leg muscles. The precise cause of varicose veins isn't known but is probably a weakness...by dilating and stretching. Thus, varicose veins are often visible because they lie...
- Varicose veins.(CLINICAL FEATURE)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice Bhutia, Sherab G. Balakrishnan, Arun Lees, Timothy August 1, 2008 700+ words
Introduction Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous and prominent...small proportion of people with varicose veins go on to develop symptoms and complications...heart. The primary pathology in varicose veins is thought to be a failure of these...
- Survey Shows People With Varicose Veins Unaware of Health Risks; Most Never...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 29, 2008 700+ words
...CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Varicose veins -- unsightly bulging veins in the...often dismissed as a cosmetic issue, varicose veins actually can develop into serious health...a new survey, many who suffer from varicose veins aren't aware of this and are not...
- Varicose Veins; Facts to Know.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Varicose Veins March 17, 2005 700+ words
...through veins closer to the surface; varicose veins here can be visibly swollen, knotted...Phlebology, about 80 million Americans have varicose veins or a related disorder, spider veins...age, they are more likely to develop varicose veins: 41 percent of women aged 40 to 50...