Varicose Veins in your 20s

Are you experiencing varicose veins in your 20s? Maybe your legs have swelling, aching, or fatigue. Dr. Harper is here to share with you a little bit about why you have developed them and what you can do to enjoy healthy legs.

[sammyodarling]

I’m only 25 and have quite a large varicose vein going from inner thigh, back of knee and front of calf. My job is very active, and I workout very regularly. I also recently went vegan. I don’t understand why this is happening to me, neither of my parents have this issue either.

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Most people do not take venous disease seriously. I developed venous insufficiency after developing a DVT in my left leg caused by the Contraceptive Pill at the age of 36.

In the UK patients expect varicose veins to keep returning after treatment. Patients with venous leg ulcers are not offered curative surgery and remain stuck in compression. Women with pelvic congestion syndrome are not referred for embolisation but are told that they have “endometriosis” or that there is nothing that can be done.

This is because we do not have vein specialists called “Phlebologists” in the UK. Most doctors who treat varicose veins are not vein specialists. Even “Vascular” surgeons specialise in arteries, not veins.

The specialist I went to has set up a “College of Phlebology”. This College aims to train interested doctors and nurses to become vein specialists.
In this way the next 20 years should see better treatments and outcomes for patients with venous disease.

[kevinrivas]

i noticed my 1st one at 13, soon after running the LA marathon

[nevergonnaupload]

uhm i have had them since i was eight any advice i cant afford the surgery.

[zionmizrahi]

I’m 19 and I have pretty big varicose veins (i first noticed them about 6-7 years ago) can they come back after a surgery?