WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Chronic venous insufficiency is something many adults battle with. According to the Cleveland Clinic, it happens when your leg veins become damaged and can't work ...

In chronic venous insufficiency ... Elevate the leg: Elevating the leg above the heart for at least 30 minutes, 3 times per day can help reduce swelling and blood pressure in the leg veins.

Shown are lipodermatosclerosis, corona phlebectatica, venous leg ulcer, and pes planus (Panel A); swelling in the right leg due to functional venous insufficiency (caused by weak calf muscle and ...

Venous duplex ultrasound: This painless, noninvasive test uses sound waves to show whether chronic venous insufficiency is causing the condition. Air plethysmography : This test might be used if ...

ANSWER: The most common cause of leg swelling in older adults is venous insufficiency, also called chronic lower extremity venous disease. You have two risk factors for it: being obese and being in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have venous insufficiency and have a laser procedure by a vein specialist coming up in a couple of weeks. I don’t know much about the procedure and wondered if you can expound ...

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) occurs when your leg veins cannot pump enough blood back to your heart due to damage to the vein valves. Vein valves are one-way flaps that help blood in your legs ...

Q: I have venous insufficiency and have a laser procedure by a vein specialist coming up in a couple of weeks. I don’t know much about the procedure and wondered if you can expound on it.

Vein ligation and stripping is a surgical procedure we use to remove veins that are severely damaged in the legs, which cause venous insufficiency or varicose veins. Once we remove the damaged vein, ...

ANSWER: The most common cause of leg swelling in older adults is venous insufficiency, also called chronic lower extremity venous disease. You have two risk factors for it: being obese and being ...

The most common cause of leg swelling in older adults is venous insufficiency, also called chronic lower extremity venous disease. You have two risk factors for it: being obese and being in your 80s.

In the lower leg, you have a couple of deep major veins, known as the peroneal and tibial veins, which come together to form the popliteal vein. “Venous insufficiency” means that the veins aren’t ...