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Do I Have Vein Disease?

Vein disease may cause aggravating symptoms including:

  • Itching
  • Heaviness/tiredness 
  • Aches/pain/tenderness
  • Burning
  • Numbness/Tingling
  • Night cramping
  • Restless legs

Vein disease may cause visible signs including:

  • Spider veins — especially below your knees or near your ankles
  • Bulging, varicose veins
  • Ankle swelling
  • Skin discoloration — slight or obvious darkening of your skin near your ankles
  • Bleeding veins
  • Ulceration

Only 50% of people with lifestyle limiting vein related symptoms will have obvious, visible signs of vein disease! Stated another way, many people — and their doctors — do not recognize that vein disease may be the cause of their leg problems.

An ultrasound exam shows objective evidence of vein disease. Vein911® Vein Treatment Centers will carefully examine your leg veins by evaluating vein diameters and blood flow direction.

Another great way to diagnose vein disease is by wearing high quality, medical-grade graduated compression hose for a few weeks. Most patients with vein related symptoms will experience some relief of symptoms while wearing graduated compression hose. We recommend you wear hose 2 days on and 2 days off for 1-2 weeks to evaluate your symptom response to hose.