Dedicated to promoting tips, news and general updates regarding Venous Insufficiency. This site is intended to be informative but by no means is this medical opinion or fact. To seek medical advice, please contact a local Vein Specialist in the SW Florida are. We recommend Dr. Joseph Magnant in Fort Myers.

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  Venous Ulcers: What Are They?

  Posted on March 28, 2016 by Vein Admin in venous insufficiency

  Venous ulcers are chronic sores that appear on the lower leg, just above the ankle. These sores can be caused by venous insufficiency. Since the valve in the vein doesn’t close properly, blood can pool under the skin. The blood from leaking veins harden under the skin and an ulcer is the result. Other causes […]

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  Swimming Helps Relieve Vein Pain

  Posted on March 24, 2016 by Vein Admin in vein health

  Your veins are continually working hard against gravity to pump blood back up to the heart from your legs. They have done this your entire life. With gravity pushing back on them at every step, problems can occur over many years. Immersing yourself in a swimming pool removes the gravitational pull on your body. Your […]

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  Broken Capillaries On My Face. How Did I Get Them?

  Posted on March 14, 2016 by Vein Admin in spider veins

  You’ve noticed a group of small red squiggly lines on your face that won’t go away. What are they? How did you get them? Most likely, the squiggly lines are a bunch of broken capillaries just under the skin. The medical term for this is Telangiectasia Rosacea (TR). There are a few causes of this […]

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