How common is venous insufficiency (venous reflux disease)?
10x more people suffer from venous insufficiency than peripheral arterial disease in the US. It can affect ALL age groups! 24 million Americans have varicose vein disease and 6 million have severe disease where they have skin changes (darkening of the skin) associated with chronic venous insufficiency. Over 500,000 people in the US have venous ulcers.
