What is the cause of Varicose Veins, Spider Veins and Dilated Capillaries?
The most common cause of these enlarged veins and capillaries is heredity. These can be inherited from the maternal or paternal side of the family. If someone is predisposed these can appear as early as during the teen years, although in most they appear later in life. Even if a person is predisposed, there are additional factors that may enhance the development of varicose veins, spider veins and dilated capillaries. These include pregnancy and injury, such as a contusion or blow to the leg. Is it dangerous to remove Varicose Veins, Spider Veins or Dilated Capillaries? No. Varicose Veins, Spider Veins and Dilated Capillaries are functionless, incompetent, distended blood vessels into which blood passively pools. They are not functioning vessels and do not assist in the return of blood back to the heart. By the time that they have appeared adjacent, competent veins and capillaries have taken over their function. The circulatory system does not need to form new channels to compensate fo
