What is Superficial Venous Reflux Disease (Saphenofemoral Reflux)?
If you experience aching, pain, heaviness, tiredness, fatigue, itching, burning, cramping, throbbing and swelling in your legs and have varicose veins, you may be suffering from superficial venous reflux disease. This condition is also called venous insufficiency. Approximately 25 million Americans suffer from superficial venous reflux disease. Superficial venous reflux disease is not limited to unsightly varicose veins. One can have superficial venous reflux disease alone, superficial venous reflux disease associated with varicose veins, or varicose veins without venous reflux disease. Longstanding untreated venous insufficiency could also result in trophic changes in the skin – brown discoloration and pigmentation, hyper and hypopigmentation and circumferential scarring of the lower legs – called lipodermatosclerosis. Some unfortunate patients will develop the worse complication, which is the development of venous stasis ulceration! It is imperative to intervene and treat venou insuf
