Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency - Symptoms

What are the symptoms of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency?

Symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)

Symptoms and complications from CVI may include:

Lower extremity pain
Swelling
Heaviness after prolonged standing

chronic venous insufficiency symptoms

Complications of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)

Superficial thrombophlebitis
Acute bleeding in one of the thinned wall varices
Eczema
Skin ulceration

Symptoms of varicose veins (VV)

Varicose veins are defined as “subcutaneous” veins in the lower extremities dilated to >3mm in diameter in the upright position. More often their appearance may be alarming but they are benign and treatment is sometimes done for aesthetic reasons.

Varicose veins benign