At University of Utah Health, our specialists in Heart & Vascular Services and Cosmetic Services provide leading-edge, high-quality patient care for vein treatment. For serious cases of varicose veins ...

Spider veins and varicose veins are two types of damaged blood vessels. They occur when blood becomes backed up in eroding valves. A spider vein is essentially a milder form of a varicose vein.

Spider veins and varicose veins are caused by weakness or damage in the veins. Varicose veins are typically larger, but both are externally visible. Both commonly occur in the legs. Spider veins can ...

Varicose veins are spidery, swollen veins that bump out from beneath the skin. They are usually red or blue and typically appear on the legs, but can also be found in other parts of the body. Smaller ...

Don’t get it twisted. While spider and varicose veins are a source of aesthetic ire for many, there are key, and potentially life-threatening, differences between the two conditions. “The difference ...

Varicose veins (varicoses or varicosities) occur when your veins become enlarged, dilated, and overfilled with blood. They typically appear swollen and raised, have a bluish-purple or red color, and ...

It started with vanity, as so many health sagas do. I’ve never had supermodel legs, but in my 30s and 40s, I started noticing thin, squiggly blue and purple veins mostly below my knees and around my ...