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NEW TREATMENTS FOR
VARICOSE VEINS
VARICOSE VEINS ARE A VERY COMMON SOURCE OF EMBARRASSMENT AND CAN CAUSE PAIN AND DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND OCCASIONALLY LEAD TO LEG ULCERS . NEW TREATMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE THAT ARE LESS INVASIVE WITH A QUICKER RECOVERY TIME , MAKING DEALING WITH THEM EASIER THAN EVER .
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Mr Shane MacSweeney is an experienced specialist full time vascular surgeon offering the latest treatments for varicose veins , abdominal aortic aneurysms , and stroke prevention .
WHAT ARE VARICOSE VEINS ?
Blood has to flow uphill in the veins from the feet to return towards the heart . One way valves in the veins help this process . In varicose veins the one way valves in the veins under the skin do not work properly and this puts the veins under pressure . In turn they bulge and stretch making them look distended and ugly and ache . If the veins are bad this can eventually lead to damage to the skin ( liposclerosis ) and eventually leg ulcers , although luckily most people will never get these .
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