Varicose veins occur when the veins widen and become visible in the skin at varying degrees of severity due to valves not working as well as they should. These valves help the blood to circulate up towards the heart and when they no longer work as well as they should, some of the blood flows back downwards, causing the veins to widen. This in turn causes a vicious cycle as the distance between the valves widen, too, increasing the amount of blood flowing back down. Later, circulation begins to weaken and follows a pattern until colour changes known as ‘varicose ulcers’ develop. We look forward to treating your varicose veins at estethica, the home of healthy beauty.