Why do varicose veins typically appear in legs?
When varicose veins appear, they are typically located in a person’s legs.
Varicose veins are usually in the legs because the pressure of a person’s body weight, gravity and the challenge of carrying blood from the bottom of the body back up to the heart.
Unlike other veins located in your body, veins in your legs have the toughest challenge of getting blood back to the heart.
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