A good lymphatic system is essential to a healthy body. The system circulates the lymph fluid-rich in proteins- all through the body, collecting waste products, viruses and bacteria. The lymphatic system carries these harmful materials through lymph vessels, leading to the lymph nodes. Lymphocytes then filter out the waste, which are then flushed out from ... read more

Although many people look forward to the spring and summer months, there a lot of men and women who dread the warmer weather. They dread it because they suffer from vein disorders. Two of the most common vein disorders are spider veins and varicose veins. Although similar, spider and varicose veins have many differences. Spider ... read more

Venous leg ulcers are associated with advanced vein diseases. They manifest in the form of sores or break in your skin and can indicate that you have had vein disease for a long time. Of course, there can be other causes of similar ulceration including autoimmune diseases, skin cancers, arterial insufficiency associated with atherosclerosis, and ... read more

Chronic venous disease (CVD) runs the gamut from small, dilated veins in the skin, which are often referred to as “spider veins”, to chronic inflammation of the lower leg, and even skin ulceration. Somewhere in the middle is varicose vein disease and chronic swelling of the lower leg due to venous hypertension. Although these problems ... read more

Keywords: chronic venous disease, chronic venous insufficiency, spider veins, varicose veins, venous ulceration, inflammation, CEAP classification  Vein disease is often visible and often recognized by patients when they have the appearance of visibly abnormal varicose veins, or spider veins. Patients often ask, “how bad is my vein disease? In 1994 an international committee of experts ... read more