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Varicose Veins - what they are

Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins, often dark blue in color, near or raised above the surface of the skin. Varicose veins are often a symptom of an underlying condition called venous insufficiency.

Veins are the blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart. Valves in the vein open to allow the blood to pass through and close to prevent reflux, or the backward flow of blood.

There are three types of veins.

• Deep veins are located deep in the leg between muscle and tough fibrous tissue. They are responsible for returning 90-95% of the deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  
   
• Superficial veins are small veins at the skin's surface, responsible for taking blood from the skin and directing to the deep veins.
  
   
• Perforator veins link the deep and superficial veins together

SOURCE: © 2003 Varicose Vein Treatment .Org

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