IS THE FAILURE OF VALVULAR FUNCTION WHAT CAUSES VARICOSE VEINS?
Yes. For varicose veins to develop in a certain area, the valves in that area must have failed.
When venous valves fail only part of the blood is pushed to the heart and the rest, favoured by hydrostatic pressure and gravity, moves towards the periphery dilating all the veins in the affected territory.
An accurate diagnosis of varicose veins requires the determination of the exact point where blood reflux reverts. It will be exactly at that point where the damaged venous valve will be located and where the correction of the venous alteration should start.