These factors increase your risk of developing spider veins:
A family history of varicose veins increases your chances of having spider veins. In fact, 90% of people with this condition have relatives with venous insufficiency.
During pregnancy, the woman’s blood pressure increases in order to sustain the needs of the developing child. The increased blood flow plus the extra weight of the developing child places more pressure on the veins. Pregnancy-induced spider veins usually disappear after some time, but there are also chances of them becoming permanent. Many women often suffer from broken capillaries due to the hormonal changes causing weakened blood vessels and excess blood during a pregnancy.
According to studies, women are more vulnerable to having spider veins than men.
Over time, the valves within the veins lose durability. Gravity makes it more difficult for blood to travel from the legs to the heart, putting excess pressure on the veins. Over time, muscles also begin to weaken giving less support to surrounding veins.
Excessive body weight can put a lot of stress on the veins making it more difficult for blood to flow around the body.
Birth control and post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of having spider veins because estrogen reduces valve elasticity.
More pressure is needed to pump blood towards the upper part of the body when you remain in the same position for an extended period.
Ultraviolet light can penetrate the skin and damage the blood vessels beneath it.
Spider veins appear when blood backs up in tiny veins close to the skin’s surface. As the blood accumulates, the veins get larger, making them look like a spider web of reddish-purple lines.
These unsightly veins most often affect your face and legs, where they develop when valves that keep blood flowing toward your heart become weak and can’t work properly. As a result, the blood flows backward and gets stuck between valves, creating engorged veins.
The valves in small veins often fail when high pressure in larger veins forces tiny veins to dilate and stretch. It’s also possible for spider veins to develop due to direct trauma.
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Spider veins diagnosis is largely based on the visual inspection. Your doctor may examine your legs and ask if you feel pain around it. An ultrasound may be requested so the doctor can check your body for clots.
It is important to disclose your personal information to the doctor so that you can be prescribed with the most appropriate treatment.