When your veins become swollen, dilated, and overfilled with blood, varicose veins, also known as varicose or varicosities, develop. Varicose veins are swollen, elevated veins that are bluish-purple or red in appearance. They are frequently excruciating. The illness is extremely frequent, particularly among women. Varicose veins affect about a quarter of all individuals. Varicose veins most commonly develop in the lower legs.
Varicose veins are identified by a twisted, blue or purple vein just beneath the skin's surface. Among the signs and symptoms are: