Superficial varicose veins can be painful but are usually harmless. Along with veins that run along the surface of your skin, your legs have interior, or deep, veins.

Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), also known as superficial thrombophlebitis, refers to inflammation and clotting in the veins close to the surface of the body. SVT typically occurs in the limbs ...

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Superficial phlebitis affects veins close to the surface of your skin. Deep vein phlebitis affects veins deep within your muscles. Symptoms of phlebitis may include redness, pain, and swelling in ...

Over the years, the valves in a vein can become worn and stop closing properly. This can cause superficial veins to swell and puts pressure on branches of the veins, which become engorged and twisted.

OVER 50 PERCENT of the American adult population suffers from some sort of vein problem with their legs. ... The dilated superficial veins we see are spider veins and varicose veins.

Basilic vein thrombosis is a type of superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) in which a blood clot forms in the basilic vein in the arm. In many cases, SVT is harmless and will resolve without treatment.

Varicose veins differ from spider veins, which are much smaller and more "superficial blood vessels," as Dr. Zeichner says. "They commonly occur on the legs, as well as other parts of the body ...

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Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias, are "small damaged superficial blood vessels in the skin — usually about one milometer deep that branch out creating a spider-like look," board ...