A leading cardiologist breaks down the dangers and differences between spider veins and varicose veins, including treatment options. Don’t get it twisted. While spider and varicose veins are a source ...

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 ...

Spider veins on your legs, face, and feet can cause embarrassment and make you hesitate to show off your skin. These veins are very small pink or purple vessels that look like webs or strings just ...

Varicose veins are large, raised, swollen blood vessels that twist and turn. They usually develop in the legs and can be seen through the skin. They result from a weakening in the blood vessel wall or ...

Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias or thread veins, resemble spider webs or tree branches. They occur when damage to blood vessels close to the skin's surface causes them to widen. Spider ...

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 ...