Varicose veins are twisted looking veins that are red, blue or green in color and appear on the legs. Varicose comes from the Latin word “varix” which literally means twisted. Men can get varicose veins as well but it is more common in women. Pregnant women, women who are often on their feet and women who are older are usually the most prone to contract varicose veins. Varicose veins can be unsightly, especially when it becomes too severe but don’t worry, varicose vein treatment Gold Coast is available and with continuous treatment it will disappear completely. Although varicose veins are not hereditary, half the people who experience the condition have a family history of it.

Milder cases of varicose veins can be treated with creams that help to soothe the area and improve blood circulation reducing the visibility of the veins. However, for more severe cases, surgery or sclerotheraphy is needed to reduce its size and visibility. Severe cases of varicose veins are called Spider veins, they are bigger in size and definitely more visible. Slerotheraphy is a spider vein treatment, it is a procedure where the veins are directly injected with a saline or chemical solution that will collapse the varicose vein and turn it into scar tissue, the blood flow will only flow into non varicose veins, when there is no blood going through the varicose vein, it will not be visible. With continuous treatment, the varicose veins will “die” and turn into scar tissue making it invisible.