I have varicose veins in my lower extremities. Are I at risk of any complications?
The presence of varicose veins contributes to the following complications: recurrent inflammation of the superficial veins, bleeding from varicose perforation is possible, trophic changes up to the formation of an ulcer. Healing of such trophic changes and ulcer is very slow, only surgery of varicose veins prevents recurrence.
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