Venous insufficiency is a problem with the flow of blood from the veins of the legs back to the heart. It's also called chronic venous insufficiency or chronic venous stasis. Your veins bring blood ...

This method is ineffective for varicose veins from grade 2 onwards as it cannot affect the deep venous system, located 1-2 cm beneath the skin and the main cause of saphenous vein insufficiency.

Varicose veins are an early manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency. Although the risk factors associated with varicose veins are well described, the basic pathophysiology leading to venous ...