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 The Vascular Vein Centers have created this educational resource for visitors and patients to understand the fundamental appearance, symptoms, and causes of venous diseases. We believe everyone should be well informed, and have easy access to this information.
We invite you to read through the following sections, and Contact Us with any additional questions.
Statistics
Varicose veins affect more than 20% of the United States population.
 72% of women and 42% of men will experience varicose veins by the time they are in their 60's. The cost of this epidemic on our healthcare system is massive. Nearly 5% of patients loose their jobs as a result of the disease, and 4.6 million U.S. work days are missed per year.
In the U.S., $1 billion is spent per year on the management of leg ulcers alone.
These statistics are staggering, and widely unknown. Vein problems are not just cosmetic!
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